When, in 1974, Susan Rose-Ackerman and Sharon Oster were among the first five women appointed to the faculty in Yale's Department of Economics, some raised their eyebrows. Were women capable of teaching economics to Yale students?
In the decades that...
When Yale faculty member Evren Savcı was writing her dissertation on queer politics in her birth country of Turkey a decade ago, she found there was little published on the subject. So she decided to expand her research into a book.
In “Queer in...
As president, Donald Trump took an expansive view of his executive power. He demanded loyalty of administrators. And when professionals in the federal bureaucracy appeared to defy his wishes, Trump and his allies accused “the deep state” of undermining...
Despite achieving gradual progress closing gender gaps in recent decades, women around the world still lag behind men in wages earned. Meanwhile, income inequality has increased — rapidly, in some countries.
To better understand what drives these forces,...
Over the past year, Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis has strived to help others understand the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Yale physician and sociologist has penned op-ed columns and popular Twitter threads explaining the virus’ scientific and social aspects. He led...