Increasing Diversity in Boston’s Exam Schools
Nearly a quarter of 7th-12th-graders in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) attend one of three exam schools, considered among the highest quality schools in the district.
Research
A Tough Call: Understanding Barriers to and Impacts of Women’s Mobile Phone Adoption in India
Today in India, 67% percent of men own mobile phones, but only 33% percent of women do.
Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics
Despite dramatic social transformations in the United States during the last 150 years, the South has remained staunchly conservative.
‘Change’ Frames and the Mobilization of Social Capital for Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers
When deciding whether to provide job-matching assistance to formerly incarcerated job seekers, which factors do individuals with job information and influence privilege?
The Way Kavanaugh’s Supporters Are Talking About Sexual Assault Allegations Can Be Dangerous, Our New Study Finds
Once again, the nation confronts a potential #MeToo moment, with accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Does Rape Culture Predict Rape? Evidence from U.S. Newspapers, 2000–2013
We offer the first quantitative analysis of rape culture in the United States.
Work as a Masculinity Contest
We propose that a key reason why the workplace gender revolution has stalled (England, 2010) is that work remains the site of masculinity contests among men.
Americans' Attitudes on Racial or Genetic Inheritance: Which Is More Predictive?
Race is one of the most elusive phenomena of social life. While we generally know it when we see it, it's not an easy concept to define.
Male Social Status and Women's Work
Female labor force participation varies significantly even among countries with similar levels of economic development.
Suffrage Petitioning as Formative Practice: American Women Presage and Prepare for the Vote, 1840-1940
The American woman suffrage movement remade the U.S. Constitution and effected the broadest expansion of voting eligibility in the nation's history. Yet it did more than change laws and citizenship.
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