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The Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector (IGEPS) conducts evidence-based research to make public service and public policy more equitable for all gender identities. We partner with public sector organizations to equip administrators with the best tools and resources to make informed decisions for achieving gender equity.

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Adapting Curriculum for a Changing World
Unsettled Inside: Gendered Realities in a Divided Society
Recent Federal Policy Changes: The Gendered Impacts on State and Local Government Taxes
Land, Power, and Representation: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture
Overcoming the Shadows of Adversity
Intersectional Challenges: Gender, Race, and Immigration amid Federal Policy Shifts
Mixed Messages: Exploring Women’s Reproductive Rights and Framing of Criminalization
From ‘Safety Net’ to No ‘Net’: What Ending the Digital Equity Act Means for the Gender Digital Divide
True Gender Equity Requires More than a Binary Approach
2024-2025 Annual Report
2023-2024 Annual Report
This important new book offers public administration scholars, practitioners, and students a comprehensive resource to make sense of identity and equity, two of the most crucial, yet complex, concepts for public decision-makers to address.
Graduate Fellow, Marta Nicita, authors an article in the PA Times: Economic Abuse: An Invisible Aspect of Intimate Partner Violence
Graduate Fellow, Melissa Brock, authors an article on Scholars Strategy Network: Obstetric Violence is the Elephant in the (Delivery) Room.
D'Agostino, M. J., Elias, N. M. R., Diez, V., and Krause, E. (2024). Gender Equity in Public Affairs Pedagogy: Structure, Content, and Practice for a More Inclusive Public Sector. Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration, 2(1), 52-70.
Holmes, M. H., Elias, N. M., D'Agostino, M. J. (2023). Inclusion in Public-Sector Workplaces: Chartin a Path for Theory and Practice. Public Personnel Management, 52(4), 491-497.
Graduate Fellow, Melissa Brock, authors an article in the PA Times: Obstetric Violence: The Elephant in the (Delivery) Room
Graduate Fellow, Meghan Scarlott, authors an article on Scholars Strategy Network: Combating Constrictive Gender Ideology-Driven Violence in Virtual Communities
Graduate Fellow, Meg Mikulski, authors an article on Scholars Strategy Network: How Reforming Felony Murder Laws Can Reduce Juvenile Justice Harms
Graduate Fellow, Meghan Scarlott, authors an article in the PA Times: Understanding How Constrictive Gender Norms Contribute to Extremist Ideology

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In the Media

Graduate Fellow, Melissa Brock, authors an article in the PA Times: Mothers in Prison and the Cycle of Incarceration
Graduate Fellow, Marta Nicita, authors an article in the PA Times: Economic Abuse: An Invisible Aspect of Intimate Partner Violence
Graduate Fellow, Margaret Mikulski, authors an article in the Fulcrum: How reforming felony murder laws can reduce juvenile justice harms
Graduate Fellow, Melissa Brock, authors an article in the PA Times: Obstetric Violence: The Elephant in the (Delivery) Room
Graduate Fellow, Meghan Scarlott, authors an article on Scholars Strategy Network: Combating Constrictive Gender Ideology-Driven Violence in Virtual Communities
Graduate Fellow, Meghan Scarlott, authors an article in the PA Times: Understanding How Constrictive Gender Norms Contribute to Extremist Ideology
Graduate Fellow, Meg Mikulski, authors an article in the PA Times: Felony Murder Laws and Implications for Youths
Graduate Fellow, Nicole DiMaria, authors an article in the PA Times: Sex Crimes in New York City Public Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities for Reform
Professor D'Agostino and Professor Elias, IGEPS' co-founders , are featured in PoliticsNY's list of Power Players in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Graduate Fellow, Nicole DiMaria, authors an op-ed in Gotham Gazette: New York Must Do More to Prevent Public Transportation from Being a Breeding Ground for Sex Crimes.
D’Agostino, M. J., & Elias, N. M. (2022). Gender Equity Commission Priorities: An Archival Study and Prospects for the Future. State and Local Government Review, 54(2), 102–119.
City & State New York, 3/30/2022: Higher Education Power 100: Driving diversity on campus
City & State New York, 3/24/2022 Opinion: Online harassment of politicians more often targets women and must be fought with policies requiring media literacy
Newsweek, 11/29/21: Non-Binary, Gender X Driver's Licenses, Passports Gaining Popularity
Diverse Education, 11/21/2021: Study: How NYC Legislation Addresses Gender Equity
John Jay College, 11/12/2021: Professors Maria J. D'Agostino and Nicole M. Elias Rebrand the Women in the Public Sector to the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector
Latino Rebels, 4/12/21: Understanding Sponsorship Challenges for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
PIX11, 8/20/2021: Gov. Cuomo's Resignation Prompts Reactions in NY, Across the Country
Gotham Gazette, 4/23/21: Cuomo Needs a Time Out and Other MeToo Approaches to Legitimizing Victims
The Grizzly, 11/17/2020: The Double Standard for Women
Medium, 9/21/20: Why is COVID-19 Destroying the Careers of Women?
City & State New York, 8/5/20: 100 years after women won the right to vote in New York, the fight for equality in politics continues
SUM Research - CUNY, 6/4/2019: Instead of Telling Women to Lean In, Teach Them How to Negotiate
John Jay Research, 4/22/2019: Negotiating Bias in the Workplace