Although abortion became legal four decades ago, Americans remain staunchly divided
over its acceptability. While researchers have been interested in the factors shaping abortion …

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has organized hundreds of disruptive protests in
American cities since 2013 (Garza 2014; Harris 2015; Taylor 2016). The movement has …

Descriptive studies of women in office have well documented the ways in which the gender
and race of legislators affects policy preferences. However, descriptive studies of female …

Intersectionality theory has been characterized as the most significant intellectual
contribution of gender studies to the world. Surprisingly, at least part of its success has been …

The author examines the advantages and challenges of using Black feminist theory and
critical race feminist theory to study the lives of Black women and families in family studies …

This article examines the role of race and gender in candidate evaluations. Unlike previous
research, we argue that the role of race and gender in electoral politics must be examined …

Political institutions in the US continue to be dominated by men. Media and scholarly
accounts often focus on how demand factors, such as political parties and elite networks …

Cathy Cohen's (1999) theory of secondary marginalization helps to explain why the needs of
some members of Black communities are not prioritized on “the” Black political agenda; …

In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and
discrimination, how do we, as Americans, reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom …

A detailed account of how gender is learned and unlearned in the home From the selection
of toys, clothes, and activities to styles of play and emotional expression, the family is ground …