Gender Equity

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Apr 2, 2025

Neo-Egalitarianism: The Domestic Strategies of Breadwinner Mothers During COVID-19

This study explore the strategies highly educated breadwinner mothers used to share domestic labor with their husbands. Findings revealed two variants of neo-egalitarianism, which describes seeking gender equality through disparate family roles.
Commentary

Dec 27, 2024

How the Air Force Can Move from Storming to Norming Hair Standards

The U.S. Air Force's updated hair standards for women continue to spark debate due to deeply rooted norms and the challenges of institutional change. Gaining buy-in for these updates is crucial for fostering inclusivity and operational readiness within the service.
Research Summary

Dec 5, 2024

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

This research brief summarizes recent trends in U.S. workers’ earnings trajectories. It outlines how early career wage growth is related to a worker’s first occupation and how these patterns vary by gender, race, and ethnicity.
Commentary

Nov 22, 2024

Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism

Across the world, women have, and are, playing incredible roles as bulwarks against the rise of authoritarianism. And women have been vital to solving the United States' most wicked national security problems—from serving on the front lines in combat to providing essential intelligence analysis.
Research

Nov 21, 2024

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

The authors apply the Women, Peace, and Security framework to a fictional scenario of a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake disaster response in Canada, which demonstrates how disasters are experienced inequitably by different demographic groups.
Commentary

Nov 6, 2024

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Women face invisible barriers to leadership, with biases affecting their advancement. Black women encounter dual biases of race and gender, leading to higher turnover and fewer promotions. Overcoming these barriers requires recognizing and addressing the systemic challenges to genuine inclusivity.
Sep 20, 2024

Demographics and National Security of Asia

RAND researchers are studying the demographic trends for China, India, and Japan through 2050 and their implications for U.S. national security policy.
Research

Sep 6, 2024

Words Matter: Experimental Evidence from Job Applications

If women are more sensitive to listed qualifications in job ads, does lowering the bar draw in relatively more women and increase diversity in the applicant pool? We examine this question through a large-scale randomized controlled trial with Uber.
Research

Aug 7, 2024

Policy Change Takes Flight: The Department of the Air Force Women's Initiatives Team

This article presents a case study evaluation of the Department of the Air Force Women's Initiatives Team to explore how gender policy change in the Department of the Air Force has unfolded over the past decade.
Press

Jul 31, 2024

Online Platforms Support Entry into Entrepreneurship, Aiding Business Owners Who Are Black, Female, and Younger

Online platforms have helped to fuel the growth of entrepreneurship in recent years, particularly aiding small businesses owned by people who are Black, female, and younger.
Research Summary

Jul 31, 2024

Improving Pathways to Entrepreneurship: An Exploration of the Experiences of Black and Female Small-Business Owners in the E-Commerce Space

This research brief summarizes findings from an analysis of data on Black and female U.S. entrepreneurs who use Shopify, a platform for businesses in the e-commerce sector. The brief highlights some of their key challenges and supports.
Research

Jul 10, 2024

Gender-Responsive Evaluation for a Sustainable Future for All: GREENA Step-By-Step Toolkit

This gender-responsive evaluation for an environmental and sustainable future for all (GREENA) toolkit provides practical guidance to assess gender impacts and the implementation of gender-responsive evaluation of EU policies and programmes.

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Gender Equity

Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Online Platforms Support Entry into Entrepreneurship, Aiding Business Owners Who Are Black, Female, and Younger

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Neo-Egalitarianism: The Domestic Strategies of Breadwinner Mothers During COVID-19

How the Air Force Can Move from Storming to Norming Hair Standards

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Demographics and National Security of Asia

Words Matter: Experimental Evidence from Job Applications

Policy Change Takes Flight: The Department of the Air Force Women's Initiatives Team

Online Platforms Support Entry into Entrepreneurship, Aiding Business Owners Who Are Black, Female, and Younger

Improving Pathways to Entrepreneurship: An Exploration of the Experiences of Black and Female Small-Business Owners in the E-Commerce Space

Gender-Responsive Evaluation for a Sustainable Future for All: GREENA Step-By-Step Toolkit

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Gender Equity

Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Online Platforms Support Entry into Entrepreneurship, Aiding Business Owners Who Are Black, Female, and Younger

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Neo-Egalitarianism: The Domestic Strategies of Breadwinner Mothers During COVID-19

How the Air Force Can Move from Storming to Norming Hair Standards

Wage Growth and Initial Occupations: Examining Differences Across Worker Demographics Using Longitudinal Data

Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

The Invisible Summit: Why the Mountain Is Too High for Women in the Quest for Leadership

Demographics and National Security of Asia

Words Matter: Experimental Evidence from Job Applications

Policy Change Takes Flight: The Department of the Air Force Women's Initiatives Team

Online Platforms Support Entry into Entrepreneurship, Aiding Business Owners Who Are Black, Female, and Younger

Improving Pathways to Entrepreneurship: An Exploration of the Experiences of Black and Female Small-Business Owners in the E-Commerce Space

Gender-Responsive Evaluation for a Sustainable Future for All: GREENA Step-By-Step Toolkit

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