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.
Recent Work
EXPLORE: Combating Gender-Based Violence Using Evidence-Based Research
Our Gender Action Portal has research insights and resources on the effectiveness of sexual harassment trainings, how stereotypes shape perceptions of survivors, who reports witnessing harassment, and what might actually prevent campus sexual assault.
READ: Summer Fellow Reflections
How WAPPP fellows spent their summer: uplifting marginalized voices in seeking post-apartheid justice, promoting reproductive health education, improving systems to fight childhood malnutrition, and analyzing data on women's STI demographics.
WATCH: Academics and Practitioners on Fairness and Meritocracy at Work
Looking for ways to level the playing field in your organization? In this video, academic and practitioner experts discuss how to use the acronym 'FAIR' to make change in organizations, scale impact as you make change, and shift norms around fairness.
Research and Programs
Work and Gender Equity (WAGE)
Determining data-driven strategies organizations can use to "debias" their systems and create more inclusive workplaces, and amplifying interventions that enhance individuals’ agency in negotiating more gender-equitable work arrangements.
Gender and Politics
Advancing research on representative democracy and equitable participation in governments across the globe, and inspiring and supporting nontraditional candidates to run for public office through our 'Oval Office' training program.
Gender and Conflict
Conducting and sharing research on gender in non-violent and violent social movements and the social and institutional factors influencing the prevalence of gender-based violence.
Gender Action Portal
Collecting and making freely available research evaluating the impact of specific policies, strategies, and organizational practices to advance gender equity.
Research Fellowship Program
Supporting and advancing academic and practitioner-scholars in their gender-related research.
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Publications and Events
When and Why Should We Care About Gender/Sex in Negotiation?
Hannah Riley Bowles
Changing Culture and Norms in Developing Countries
Eliana La Ferrara
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LAND AND PEOPLE
The Women and Public Policy Program and 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.