WMST 611 WOMEN, PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

User icon Heather Dray
13 September 2023
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Case study examples of gender-related public policy.


ALIGN: Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms · 27 March 2023 English

Social media provides a new and constantly evolving space in which gender norms are reinforced and challenged; while many users reflect or exaggerate the gender stereotypes and norms they witness …


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 13 February 2023 English

Young women express less interest in dating than men, and close to half of college-educated women report having difficulty finding a partner who meets their expectations. Women also report more …


Per Capita · 26 June 2023 English

The 2021 Census found that women and girls “accounted for 81.7% of the 6,067 increase of people experiencing homelessness in 2021”.31 The rate of homelessness for women and girls increased …


Pew Research Center · 16 February 2023 English

Most Black adults support women’s equality and think feminism has been a positive force for women. But their views on transgender people and gender identity are more divided.


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 28 July 2023 English

Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda 1. The Challenge Families are vital institutions that provide care for children, the elderly, and others in society …


RSF: Russell Sage Foundation · 1 February 2023 English

The number of Black suburbs has expanded since the 1960s, however, research on gender and how Black women contribute to their formation is understudied. Grounded in an intersectional framework, this …


FrameWorks Institute · 22 June 2023 English

Anti-choice activists accused women of using abortion to avoid the responsibilities of their natural gender roles at the expense of “fetal rights.” This argument set the terms of the debate …


Fraser Institute · 8 March 2023 English

Despite improvements worldwide, 42 countries continued to have restrictions on the economic rights of women over a recent two-year period while 13 countries lifted legal restrictions on women’s economic rights, …


Urban Institute · 31 July 2023 English

This study assesses unfair treatment in health care settings among parents and their children under age 19. We examine unfair treatment in health care settings related to race, ethnicity, country …


IWPR: Institute for Women's Policy Research · 17 March 2023 English

The ability to access abortion and family planning, and to determine whether and when to have a child, is central to a woman’s economic security and has implications for continuing …