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The Harvard Gazette, December 9
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director; Robert  Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy

Does reducing stigma increase participation in benefit programs? Research suggests so.
Harvard Kennedy School, December 7
Featured: Elizabeth Linos, Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management

Crypto, #MeToo, Theranos, and January 6: How We Enable the Unethical
Keen On Podcast, December 2
Featured: Max Bazerman, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, HBS

A civil resistance expert on the protests in China and Iran
NPR's All Things Considered, December 1
Featured: Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment

Redesigning Frameworks: Implementing DEI Across Your Business
The ACT Report, November 16
Featured: Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

New York Times Reporter Jodi Kantor, Actress Ashley Judd Discuss the #MeToo Movement at Harvard IOP
The Harvard Crimson, November 11
Featured: Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

New research reveals how mandates narrow gender gaps in paid sick leave coverage for low-wage workers in the U.S.
Harvard Kennedy School, November 10
Featured: Daniel Schneider, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy

Why empowered women are authoritarianism’s targets—and how they can be its undoing
HKS PolicyCast, November 2
Featured: Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment; Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

6 Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Bias in Hiring and Promotions
Harvard Business Review, November 2
Featured: Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, WAPPP Research Fellow (2012-2014)

Transgender Awareness Week 2022
November 2022
Explore a selection of resources that raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

Ensuring Your Products Aren’t Used for Discrimination
Harvard Business Review, October 10
Featured: Michael Luca, Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration, HBS

The failed NFL diversity ‘rule’ corporate America loves
The Washington Post, October 4
Featured: Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, WAPPP Research Fellow (2012-2014)

The economic case against unpaid domestic work
Quartz, September 27
Featured: Anne Boring, WAPPP Research Fellow (2021-2022)

Diversity & Inclusion
The Human Advantage Conference, September 23
Featured: Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

Harvard IOP Forum Honors Rodrigo Ventocilla, Discusses Global Trans Rights Movement
The Harvard Crimson, September 21
Featured: Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment; Rodrigo Ventocilla, MPA/ID '23

Jane Mansbridge Receives the 2022 Benjamin E. Lippincott Award
Political Science Now, September 16
Featured: Jenny Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita

What is the future of reproductive rights?
Harvard Kennedy School, September 14
Featured: Sarah Wald, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

The Experimenter Series: Gender Equality with Siri Chilazi
More Than Now, September 8
Featured: Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Research Fellow

How inflation is impacting salary negotiations
Marketplace, July 29
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

Kansas vote for abortion rights highlights disconnect between majority opinion on abortion laws and restrictive state laws being passed after Supreme Court decision
The Conversation, July 25
Featured: Matthew Baum, Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications

The Supreme Court is Now Operating Outside of American Public Opinion
Politico, July 19
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

6 Ways to Make Performance Reviews More Fair
Harvard Business Review, July 12
Featured: Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, WAPPP Research Fellow (2012-2014)

So, What’s a Good Raise Right Now?
The Wall Street Journal, July 8
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

Beyond Roe: The Mutually Reinforcing Nature of Misogyny and Autocracy: A Conversation With Erica Chenoweth and Zoe Marks
Foreign Affairs, July 7
Featured: Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment; Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

The reversal of reproductive rights in America is contrary to global trends. Why?
London School of Economics, June 30
Featured: Pippa Norris, Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics

Gender and Violence
Justice Matters Podcast, June 30
Featured: Dara Kay Cohen, Professor of Public Policy

The price of Black motherhood is life and then some
The Grio, June 27
Featured: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, WAPPP Research Fellow (2022-2024)

Overturning Roe v. Wade will put even more of an economic burden on women, Northeastern economist says
Northeastern Global News, June 27
Featured: Alicia Sasser Modestino, WAPPP Research Fellow (2020-2022)

Roe ruling shows complex relationship between court, public
AP News, June 26
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

Supreme Court goes against public opinion in rulings on abortion, guns
The Washington Post, June 24
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

Rangita De Silva De Alwis Elected to CEDAW
June 23
Featured: Rangita De Silva De Alwis, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy; WAPPP Leader in Practice ( 2019-2021)

Stop Telling Young Women of Color to Accept a Broken System
Harvard Business Review, June 22
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Analysis shows American public divided on high-profile Supreme Court cases
The Harvard Gazette, June 22
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

America’s Student Debt Crisis Begins and Ends With Black Women
Medium, June 8
Featured: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, WAPPP Research Fellow (2022-2024)

Research shows racial bias is real. Are we ready to talk about it?
Harvard Kennedy School, June 3
Featured: Robert  Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy

Understanding the Post-Roe Landscape
June  2022
Resources from across Harvard University on what the historic ruling means for reproductive rights, abortion access, and other protected civil liberties, as well as the impact it will have on privacy, politics, and SCOTUS legitimacy.

Elevating the stories of diverse, unsung women, one interview at a time
Harvard Kennedy School, May 24
Featured: Jamie Mittelman, MPA '22 and Oval Office '20

How Women Of Color Are Changing What Leadership Looks Like
Forbes, April 29
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

How women of color can redefine power in corporate America
Fast Company, April 21
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Russia Is Using Rape As A Weapon Of War Against Ukraine
WBUR, April 21
Featured: Dara Kay Cohen, Professor of Public Policy

Leaders, Stop Rewarding Toxic Rock Stars
Harvard Business Review, April 20
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Boston's Equal Pay Day
WBUR, April 20
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

How Political Polarization Is Changing Work
HBR IdeaCast, April 12
Featured: Julia Minson, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Francesca Gino, Professor of Business Administration, HBS

Kennedy School Co-Hosts Gender Equity Research Panel on Transgender Day of Visibility
The Harvard Crimson, April 1
Featured: The Women and Public Policy Program

Siri Chilazi about equality and inclusion
Voices of Success Podcast with Sophie Hedestad, March 29
Featured: Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Research Fellow

Ketanji Brown Jackson and the burden of firstness
The Hill, March 29
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Albright acted as model, mentor for generations of women
AP News, March 26
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

For Every Ketanji Brown Jackson, Be a Cory Booker | Opinion
Newsweek, March 25
Featured: Kesha Ram Hinsdale, MC/MPA '18, Oval Office '18

Are Russian troops using sexual violence as a weapon? Here’s what we know.
Newsweek, March 24
Featured: Esther Hallsdóttir, MPP '23

WAPPP Co-Director Hannah Riley Bowles launches Negotiate WELL collection
March 23
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

For Every Ketanji Brown Jackson, Be a Cory Booker | Opinion Newsweek, March 25 Featured: Kesha Ram Hinsdale, MC/MPA '18, Oval Office '18
The ACT Report, March 22
Featured: Iris Bohnet,  Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director; Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Research Fellow

50 years ago sex equality seemed destined for the Constitution. What happened?
NPR, March 22
Featured: Jenny Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita

Appointing public defenders as judges affects their decisions. Our study shows how.
The Washington Post, March 17
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

How Women's Rights Shape National Security and Democracy
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast, March 10
Featured: Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

On International Women’s Day, Experts Discuss Status of Women’s Rights Globally
The Harvard Crimson, March 9
Featured: Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

Why One Burnt-Out Executive Left Her Job to Write the Book (Literally) on Women of Color in Corporate America
Entrepreneur, March 9
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Michael & Friends: With Iris Bohnet
Lucerne Festival, March 7
Featured: Iris Bohnet,  Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director; Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Research Fellow

Autocracy and patriarchy are surging worldwide—but women are pushing back
Harvard Kennedy School, February 28
Featured: Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment; Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

Tracking the effects of high heels at work
The Harvard Gazette, February 18
Featured: Max Bazerman, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, HBS

The Black Agenda: A conversation with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
February 16
Featured: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, WAPPP Research Fellow (2022-2024)

Examining President Biden’s pledge to diversify the federal judiciary
PBS News Hour, February 2
Featured: Maya Sen, Professor of Public Policy

Two ways corporates can support women entrepreneurs
World Economic Forum, January 20
Featured: The Women and Public Policy Program's Advancing Gender Equity in Venture Capital project

Salary Negotiation for Women: The Latest Research & Cutting-Edge Best Practices Add News Links
Utah Women & Leadership Project, January 25
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director; Robert  Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy

Ongoing lessons from a long pandemic
Harvard Kennedy School, January 10
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director; Robert  Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy

‘Two steps forward, one step back’: Omicron threatens new economic slide for women
Politico, December 30
Featured: Alicia Sasser Modestino, WAPPP Research Fellow (2020-2022)

Moms have made it work during the pandemic — but at what cost?
PBS News Hour, December 20
Featured: Alicia Sasser Modestino, WAPPP Research Fellow (2020-2022)

Q&A: Zoe Marks and Charli Carpenter
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, December 10
Featured: Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy

Diversity helps nonprofits accomplish more when staff from different backgrounds can connect
The Conversation, December 7
Featured: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration, HBS

Battered by crises, working women in developing countries demand inclusion
CGTN, November 26
Featured: Martha Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy

What Can Business Schools Do To Reduce The MBA Gender Pay Gap?
Business Because, November 25
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

Does providing job opportunities to women decrease the violence they face from their partners? Evidence from the Rwandan Coffee Mills: Guest Post by Deniz Sanin
Market Screener, November 19
Featured: Deniz Sanin, WAPPP Research Fellow (2021-2022)

Billie Jean King-backed study finds women of color feel undervalued at work
Fast Company, November 16
Featured: Deepa Purushothaman, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2022)

Seeking and speaking truth about racism starts with having candid conversations about race
AAMC News, November 8
Featured: Robert  Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy

The Goddesses of Democracy
Glamour, November 2
Featured: LaTosha Brown, WAPPP Leader in Practice (2020-2021)

Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality: Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives
November 15
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director