The Women and Public Policy Program

(WAPPP) is a research center at Harvard Kennedy School that focuses on closing gender gaps in economic

opportunity, political participation, and education by creating knowledge,

training leaders, and informing public policy and organizational practices.

Inspired by a WAPPP seminar series “Promoting Gender Equity

at Work,” WAPPP produced several short videos featuring faculty addressing key

gender-related topics.

3 Things You Should Know About Workplace Gender Bias

By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can

make smart changes that have big impacts. In this video, Iris Bohnet, Co-Director

of the Women and Public Policy Program and Albert Pratt Professor of Business

and Government, lists three things that organizations and employers should know

as they try to debias their workplace and tackle issues such as the gender pay

gap and performance support bias.

3 Things You Should Know About the Gender Pay Gap

In the United States, full-time women workers earn, on average, 20 percent less than men. In this video, Hannah Riley Bowles, Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership and Women and Public Policy Program and Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management, lists three things that explains this gender pay gap.

3 Things You Should Know About the History of the Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment was first written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman and introduced to the U.S. Congress in 1923. If ratified, the ERA would guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. In this video, Jane Mansbridge, Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita, gives a brief overview of the history of the ERA.

Looking for other research and insights from WAPPP on women’s issues and gender equality? Visit the Research Insights section of the WAPPP website.