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Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence is a Labor Issue - Gender Policy Report

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Safety and dignity in one’s work should be a given. But for many LGBTQ+ workers in the formal & informal service sector, safety is still out of reach.

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Anti- LGBTQ+ violence is on the rise. Effective anti-violence measures must account for the labor dimensions of violence.

Privacy, Dignity, and Erotic Justice - Gender Policy Report

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Jun 27

This #Pride, we honor the LGBTQ+ ancestors and allies who fought oppressive actors, systems, and laws. We are in your debt, and we repay it by continuing the fight.

#Pride2025 #LGBTQ

Pauli Murray quote, "One Person plus one typewriter constitutes a movement." genderpolicyreport.umn.edu

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Jun 13

The right to privacy has generally been reserved for those who conform most closely to dominant (hetero)sexual norms. What legal frameworks could promote a more robust vision of erotic justice?

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#Griswoldat60

Privacy was never enough to ensure freedom for LGBTQ+ and other sexually- minoritized groups, such as sex workers. We need to move beyond privacy rights to achieve erotic justice in US law.

Negative Dowry: Why Women of Color Owe More Student Debt - Gender Policy Report

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Jun 6

📅 June 7th is the 60th Anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut. 📜 🏛️

If we don’t have a right to purchase our privacy, what does this mean for mail-order abortion access?

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#GriswoldvConnecticut

Pop art of blonde woman with finger to lips with text: The Stanley line of cases is therefore in tension with Griswold, leaving unresolved the question of whether the right of privacy includes a concomitant right of purchase. Jennifer Kinsley. Genderpolicyreport.umn.edu

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · May 27

In practice, privacy rights were always limited by race and class. Has relying upon privacy rights deterred the growth of strong, cross-racial reproductive justice movements?

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#GriswoldvConnecticut #PrivacyMatters #ReproductiveRights #Griswoldat60

Pop art figure of blonde woman with finger held to lips to indicate secrecy. Quote: "Sixty years later, Griswold (and Roe) illuminate some of the ways that reformist, landmark initiatives can still serve reactionary goals, stifling progress toward we now call reproductive justice." Rickie Solinger genderpolicyreport.umn.edu

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · May 21

📅 June 7th marks the 60th Anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut. 📜 🏛️

For those concerned about reproductive, gender, and sexual justice, privacy matters. █▬▬

Read Privacy Matters: The Legacy of Griswold

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Pop art blonde woman with finger to lips. Privacy Matters: The Legacy of Griswold. Genderpolicyreport.umn.edu

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · May 5

Student loans dragging you down? That's by design.
Women, especially women of color, are more likely to be burdened by student loan debt.

Learn more about how we got to this crisis. From the 🗄️:

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Student debt is a crisis for women, particularly women of color. How did we get here?

Women Seeking Asylum in the Age of Trump - Gender Policy Report

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣📣📮: The Trump administration’s aggressive campaign against migrants holds particularly devastating implications for female asylum seekers.

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Women fleeing gender-based violence are often denied asylum, based on the erroneous belief that gender-based violence is a “private” concern.

Metro and Minority Foster Girls Lack Access to Public Services - Gender Policy Report

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Mar 31

🆕📮: Metro and Minority Foster Girls Lack Access to Public Services

What can we do to ensure positive outcomes and a successful, independent future for former foster girls?

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#AcademicSky #genderandequity

Foster girls face profound challenges as they transition to adulthood, challenges that differ along lines of race, ethnicity, and location.

Queer Labor: LGBTQ Organizing in the Service Sector - Gender Policy Report

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · Mar 6

Don't miss Keira Mac Neill's fascinating history of queer labor organizing in the U.S. service sector, and its insights for the current backlash @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social

LGBT workers are more likely to work in low-wage occupations, such as the service sector. For decades, these workers have led efforts to queer labor movements.

Preventing Human Trafficking - Gender Policy Report

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Jan 16

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. But prevention hasn’t traditionally been at the center of the US federal response. What can we do differently? (from the 🗃️)

#HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth

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US federal policy has over-emphasized prosecuting, and not preventing, human trafficking. It’s time for a public health approach to trafficking.

Are 15-Minute Cities Feminist Cities? - Gender Policy Report

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Dec 30

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Dec 3

📣📣📮📮: 15-minute cities have been proposed as the answer to problems of urban sustainability. Will they also solve gender inequities?

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Can the “15-minute city” solve the challenges faced by women? Feminist urban planning interventions offer a wealth of solutions to contemporary urban problems.

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 21

Are you an academic interested in writing for us? Submission guidelines: genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/about/contact/. Now we are especially interested in contributions that can help us better understand what lies ahead for gender equity in all sectors of US policy under the new presidential admin.

Interested in writing for the Gender Policy Report?

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 21

Visit genderpolicyreport.umn.edu not for hot takes, but for intersectional, gender equity analyses based on academic research. We focus on U.S. policy. Written in a way all can understand.

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 21

What's @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social? The Gender Policy Report seeks to inform policy debates and improve public discourse. We take the best insights from scholarship and research and make them accessible to broader communities in a way that is timely for addressing serious policy challenges.🧵

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 21

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 21

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The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 20

Great summary. We do similar work with scholars that have findings relevant to gender policy. It’s important work to get knowledge circulating in accessible ways to audiences that can use it for the greater good.

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 20

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What a Religious Right to Abortion Means for Religious Liberty - Gender Policy Report

The Gender Policy Report @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social · Nov 19

📣 📣 “Religious liberty” is often equated with right wing efforts to restrict the bodily autonomy of marginalized groups. How do the courts respond to religious liberty cases brought by progressive people of faith?

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#FeministSky #Polisky

The Christian Right has long demanded the right to be exempted from laws and policies on “religious liberty” grounds. A recent Indiana case suggests that the courts may finally be willing to extend th...