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Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector
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IGEPS conducts research to promote gender equity in public service and policy. We partner with public sector organizations, providing workshops, training, policy assessments, research support, and consulting to help achieve gender equity.
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communities, worsening health disparities and deepening systemic inequities. In this blog, Professors Beth M. Rauhaus, PhD, Deborah Sibila, PhD, and Cameron Robin examines how abortion bans expand state control over private medical decisions, echoing historic patterns of criminalization...(2/4)
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, state-level abortion restrictions have increasingly framed women—and those who support them—as potential criminals. From targeting healthcare providers to friends and family who assist, these laws disproportionately impact women of color and low-income...1/4)
pools, revealing how subtle “gender sorting” contributes to persistent imbalances. For policymakers and recruiters, the takeaway is simple but powerful: language matters in building equity. Read this research and similar studies by utilizing our RefTool accessible on our website! (2/4)
Why do women apply less for certain public sector jobs? Professors Martin Sievert, Dominik Vogel and Matthias Döring investigates how gendered language and recruiter signals in job ads shape applicant self-selection. In the public sector, more feminine wording draws more women into applicant...(1/4)
literacy programs, broadband expansion, and support for gender equity in the digital sphere. Professor Kayla Schwoerer ( @schwoererskayla.bsky.social ) explores how this policy reversal threatens progress on closing the gender digital divide, limiting economic, educational, and...(2/4)
The Digital Equity Act was a critical federal program connecting millions of Americans to the internet, digital skills, and economic opportunities—especially women and underserved communities. With its sudden termination, states and local governments are struggling to maintain digital...(1/4)
Big thanks to @nycgenderequity.bsky.social (CGE) Carlos Manzano, Brittany Bye and Ashkay Singh for bringing powerful conversations on gender into John Jay College public administration classes!
We’re proud to spotlight Dora Mendez, an IGEPS Affiliate Practitioner, for her nomination to the 2025 Top 50 Over 50 Latinas Awards by UNITED LATINAS!

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gender-diverse individuals but can also undermine equity for cisgender women. Professor Kathryn Hickey underscores that true gender equity must move beyond a binary framework, recognizing and protecting the rights of all gender identities. Discrimination framed as “fairness” only widens...(2/4)
Recent state-level legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, highlights a critical gap in our understanding of gender equity. Laws restricting healthcare, identity expression, and access to public spaces not only harm...(1/4)
Illinois University Press, 2024) with Drs. Angela Dwyer and Sulaimon Giwa. We look forward to building on this partnership with Roddrick Colvin as we continue fostering scholarship that informs more just, inclusive & equitable governance. To learn more, click here: igeps.org/affiliate-sc... (4/5)
Affiliate Scholars | Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector
Ying Liu Heath Brown Maja Husar Holmes Roddrick Colvin, Ph.D.
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Public Personnel Administration, Police Quarterly, and Women and Criminal Justice. He is also the author of Gay and Lesbian Cops: Diversity and Effective Policing (Lynne Rienner Publishing) and most recently co-edited Q Policing: LGBTQ+ Experiences, Perspectives, and Passions (Southern...(3/5)
Roddrick Colvin is a Professor of Public Administration and Director of the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University, which houses programs in criminal justice, public administration, and city planning. His research has been published in leading journals such as Review of ....(2/5)
We’re proud to welcome Roddrick Colvin as an Affiliate Scholar with the IGEPS team! His expertise in public employment equity, policing, and LGBTQ civil rights will strengthen our community and advance the scholarship shaping more inclusive and equitable public institutions. (1/5)
We look forward to building on this partnership with Maja Holmes as we continue fostering scholarship that informs more just, inclusive, and equitable public institutions. To learn more, click here: igeps.org/affiliate-sc... (4/5) #AffiliateScholar #EquityInResearch #InclusiveGovernance #IGEPS
Affiliate Scholars | Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector
Ying Liu Heath Brown Maja Husar Holmes Roddrick Colvin, Ph.D.
igeps.org