Do our leaders reflect the diversity of our people? Insights and analysis on gender and representation in federal positions.

The absence of women’s voices in policy decisions undermines our collective well-being—especially during a pandemic.

While nominally led by women, Puerto Rico’s government has not addressed underlying gender issues made worse by recent disasters, nor heeded calls for change from feminist groups.

“Electability” dominates conversation about the 2020 presidential election. This complicated phenomenon is particularly relevant to the two remaining female candidates for the Democratic nomination.

Despite a so-called “gender gap” in political interest, knowledge, and participation, few gender differences emerge in political engagement on social media.

Gender equality initiatives that focus on individual behaviors or societal ills miss a key factor: the role organizations themselves play in creating and reinforcing inequality.

Stakeholders with authentic disagreements about and experiences in transactional sex can work together to reduce common harms in the sex trades through participatory policymaking that includes a wide range of people with lived experience, including people who identify as survivors of trafficking, sexual exploitation, and sex work.