The Women and Public Policy Program’s faculty, research fellows, and students are committed to advancing women and gender equity globally. Through rigorous research, we offer gender insights into work, politics, and conflict that have the potential to reduce or eliminate barriers so all people can fulfill their life aspirations unconstrained by gender bias.
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Join our Virtual Seminar Series on Fairness and Meritocracy at Work
Our spring 2026 seminar examines how organizations can build fair and merit-based workplaces. Academic speakers will explore key challenges that undermine fairness and meritocracy at work, from bias in hiring to barriers in advancement, as well as effective hiring and promotion interventions and policies and cultural practices that move us closer to equal opportunities for all. Register for the seminar series, which is open to everyone.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LAND AND PEOPLE
The Women and Public Policy Program and the Harvard Kennedy School are located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary unceded homeland of the Massachusett people, the surviving descendants of the first people of Massachusetts and of the Neponset band of the Massachusett. We honor this tradition and work toward a gender equity agenda that addresses the needs of all women, including Indigenous women and Indigenous communities. For more information, please visit our GAP Land Acknowledgement resource page.