Gender

In this interview, Janet Gornick discusses how the size of the middle class in the United States and other rich countries has shifted in recent decades, and the implications for inequality.

In this research spotlight, a study by Leslie McCall and her coauthor, Ann Shola Orloff, calls for examining the connections among different dimensions of inequality.

In his personal blog post, Branko Milanovic examines data from “Pride and Prejudice” and "Anna Karenina" as vignettes to explore income inequality in 19th century literature.

J. L. Jahn, J. T. Chen, M. Agénor, and N. Krieger. Social Science & Medicine. vol. 250. 2020.

This conference will discuss a vision and a plan of action for an intersectional and multidimensional coalitional democracy.

In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall considers whether adjusting for family size eliminates economic benefits for families headed by couples compared to those headed by single people.

In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall discusses how marriage and cohabitation — relative to being single — affect where men and women fall along the income distribution.

D. Bloome, D. Burk, and L. McCall. American Journal of Sociology. vol. 124, no. 5. 2019.

Janet Gornick explains how proposed universal child care and other social benefit programs would help workers in the United States.

In this video, Kathryn Edin explains her work with the next generation of working-class men.