Gender and social identity shape access to opportunity, voice, and belonging—affecting outcomes across education, health, leadership, and community life.
For many, deeply rooted cultural norms, gender roles, and power dynamics continue to limit full inclusion. At CID, our research in gender and inclusion explores how identity-based disparities arise and how inclusive policies can dismantle systemic barriers.
Faculty affiliates from across Harvard examine how gender, race, ethnicity, and other social identities intersect to influence discrimination, representation, and equity. From analyzing the impact of social norms and bias to designing strategies that promote inclusion and equal opportunity, CID researchers are producing evidence to advance more just, representative, and inclusive societies.
Harvard CID Faculty Affiliates Advancing Research on Gender & Inclusion
Eliana La Ferrara
Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Jocelyn Viterna
Professor of Sociology; and Chair of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Aisha Khizar Yousafzai
Professor of Child Development and Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Natalia Rigol
Rembrand Koning
Mashail Malik
CID Faculty Affiliates
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Harvard CID Faculty Publications
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