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Fairness and Meritocracy at Work: How to Be 'FAIR,' Scale Impact, and Shift Norms
Looking for ways to level the playing field in your organization? In this video, academic and practitioner experts discuss three main ideas: How to use the acronym 'FAIR' to make change in organizations, how to scale impact as you make change, and how to shift norms around fairness.
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Hear from experts on the gender pay gap, non-binary gender policy, paid family leave, and more. These short videos are inspired by a past WAPPP seminar series, “Promoting Gender Equity at Work.” Each video page links to additional resources to learn more.
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UN Scientific Advisory Board Member Iris Bohnet on a Bridge Between Science and the Public
At her first convening as a UN Scientific Advisory Board member in June 2026, Iris Bohnet discusses expanding access to and garnering interest in scientific insights, and understanding what people want to know more about and where they look for answers.
Climate, Debt, and Reproductive Health in India’s Sugarcane Belt
HKS Professor Eliana La Ferrara and PhD student Aditi Bhowmick are researching the compounding harmful impacts of climate change, gender norms, and financial debt on the health of women who work cutting sugarcane in a drought-prone region of India.
From MPP to Gender Health Equity Entrepreneur
WAPPP alum Ira Guha (MPP 2019) aimed to help end ‘period poverty’ with what started as a class project. She patented Asan, an easy-to-use menstrual cup, for distribution to underserved women around the world.
Celebrating 20 Years of Impact: The Cultural Bridge Fellowship Marks Two Decades
The cultural bridge fellowship was founded in 2005 with the aim of getting Harvard students to learn from different cultural contexts and think about gender equity in new places. 20 years later, alumnae reflect on how the fellowship still impacts them.
Unlocking Gender Equity Research with the Gender Action Portal
Our Gender Action Portal aggregates and translates research on gender. With over 300 studies freely available, GAP is regularly used to inform the work of researchers, policymakers, journalists, and DEI practitioners. This story and accompanying video explore how GAP has become an invaluable tool for more than one million users over the last decade.
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