Celebrating U.S. Women's Equality Day

U.S. Women’s Equality Day commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the government from denying voting rights on the basis of sex. However, the fight for voting rights was far from over for those who identified as women, particularly for women of color who faced discrimination from state laws through poll taxes and literacy tests.

Below you will find a collection of open access resources from SAGE that highlights topics related to women’s history, equality, gender equity, and intersectionality from a diverse set of disciplines. These resources aim to explore the biases, stereotypes, and discriminatory behaviors that continue to contribute to inequalities for people who identify as women today.

Research Collections

Women’s History Month

A research collection spotlighting research by women that focuses on intersectionality, women’s studies, business and management, women in STEM, women’s health, and more.

No Girls Allowed: Women in Male-Dominated Majors Experience Increased Gender Harassment and Bias by Brooke E. Dresden, Psychological Reports
How Messages About Gender Bias Can Both Help and Hurt Women’s Representation by Deborah Jordan Brooks,
American Politics Research
Women Hold Up Half the Sky? Informal Institutions, Entrepreneurial Decisions, and Gender Gap in Venture Performance by Eric Yanfei Zhao, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
I’m Every Woman: Advancing the Intersectional Leadership of Black Women School Leaders as Anti-Racist Praxis by April L. Peters, Journal of School Leadership
Gendered Ambition: Men’s and Women’s Career Advancement in Public Administration by Robert Maranto, The American Review of Public Administration

Gender equity and justice collection

In the last century, gender- and sex-based oppression has persevered, from the disproportionate maternal mortality rates of Black women to the coerced sterilization of Indigenous populations. This collection explores themes of gender oppression and inequity and examines the unjust systems that stifle equality.

Sample articles: