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How Women Legislators Help States Become More Supportive of Older Citizens
Joanne Connor Green and Charles Lockhart, May 2013
Women, Aging Society, Public Sector Reforms
Why Autonomous Social Movements Hold the Key to Reducing Violence against Women
Mala Htun and S. Laurel Weldon, May 2013
Women, Social Movements, International Development
World Conferences in the Fight for Women's Rights
Dongxiao Liu, March 2013
Women, International Development
The Widening Partisan Gender Gap in the U.S. Congress
Karen Beckwith, March 2013
Women, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
The Business of Egg and Sperm Donation
Rene Almeling, February 2013
Science & Technology, Women, Reproductive Health
Promoting Women's Political Representation Overseas
Sarah Bush, January 2013
Women, Policies in Other Nations, International Development
The Uneven Presence of Women and Minorities in America's State Legislatures - And Why It Matters
Beth Reingold, October 2012
Women, Race and Ethnicity, Civic Engagement
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds: Psychological Problems for Poor Mothers Five Years after Hurricane Katrina
Elizabeth Fussell, Jean E. Rhodes and Mary C. Waters, October 2012
Women, Disaster & Emergency, Children & Families
Democrats, Republicans, and the Prospects for Women Candidates in Election 2012
Karen Beckwith, September 2012
Women, Election 2012
The Quest for Women's Votes in Election 2012
Kira Sanbonmatsu, August 2012
Women, Voters and Voter Participation, Election 2012
How to Reduce Persistent Poverty for Single Mothers
Randy Albelda, August 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Antipoverty Policy
What Women Will Lose if the Ryan Budget Becomes Law
Ann Orloff and Christine Percheski, July 2012
Public Budgets and Taxes, Women
Providing Labor Protections for Home Care Workers
Sandra Butler, June 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Courts & Court Decisions
Women's Pathways to America's State Legislatures
Kira Sanbonmatsu, May 2012
Women, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
Can Advocacy Groups Speak for the Most Disadvantaged?
Dara Z. Strolovitch, May 2012
Women, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Civic Engagement
Fighting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Amy Blackstone, May 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women
Birth Control is an Economic Issue for Women and Their Families
Carole Joffe, April 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Health Care Reform, Election 2012
What Can Government Do to Support Employed Mothers?
Ann Orloff, April 2012
Women, Antipoverty Policy
Paid Family Leave in California and New Jersey: The Benefits for Working Families and Employers
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman, March 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Inequality & the Middle Class
Opening the Doors to Higher Education for Low-Income Women: The Success of Maine’s Parents as Scholars Program
Sandra Butler and Luisa S. Deprez, March 2012
Women, Higher Education, Antipoverty Policy
Low-Wage Workers and Paid Family Leave: The California Experience
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman, March 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Inequality & the Middle Class
Women’s Voice in American Politics
Kristin Goss, January 2012
Women, Social Movements, Civic Engagement