Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Resources

The following resources offer introductions to research on gender and sexuality. You can use them to get a broad understanding of your topic before delving deeper with the databases and other resources listed further down on this page.

Schlesinger Library at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is "considered the leading center for scholarship on the history of women in the United States, with collections that span civil rights and feminism, health and sexuality, work and family life, education and the professions, and culinary history and etiquette."

Schlesinger in open to the public. Explore their collections and research resources online. Many of the related guides listed at the bottom of this page were created by Schlesinger librarians.

For books, search for full titles or keywords in HOLLIS, Harvard's library catalog.

Also explore the following resources at HKS:

• Gender Action Portal - Led by the Women and Public Policy Program at HKS, GAP "is a collection of research evaluating the impact of specific policies, strategies, and organizational practices to advance gender equity. GAP focuses on experimental approaches to evaluate policies—both in the field and in the laboratory—and draws from multiple disciplines, including economics, psychology, and organizational behavior."
• Gender, Race & Identity - HKS Policy Topic centered on the question of how gender, race, class and other aspects of identity affect the policymaking process.