birth control policy

  • Reducing Racial Disparities in the US by Increasing Contraception Coverage

    Reducing Racial Disparities in the US by Increasing Contraception Coverage

    On October 6, the Trump Administration rolled back the federal requirement that all employers must include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans. As a result, some employees will be asked to pay for contraceptives on their own. By making contraceptives less affordable and accessible, this policy decision may…

  • Widening the Gap: China’s Land Reform and Gender Disparities

    Widening the Gap: China’s Land Reform and Gender Disparities

    The main culprit for China’s gender gap expansion in the early 1980s might have been the post-Mao land reform rather than the One Child Policy.