Donate to WISER (Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race)

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In their own words:

Founded on International Women's Day 2016, the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race (WISER) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)3 research institute. [Our vision is] [a]n inclusive society where policy research addresses the economic, social, cultural, and political well-being of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous American, and Multiracial women. WISER believes a microanalysis approach, the disaggregation of data by race, ethnicity, and gender, will draw different conclusions for each group as opposed to the broad umbrella of "women of color." 

Mission

Our goal is to disseminate research that influences public policy and promotes:

1. Equitable access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
2. Equitable access to health care, employment, housing, and legal representation.
3. Equity in:
• - employment- earnings, compensation, and promotion;
• - family structure- parental rights and marital status;
• - health outcomes- reproductive rights, mental health, health coverage, and family care;
• - penal punishment.

Research on women often does not disaggregate data findings by race, ethnicity, and gender. We posit that failure to disaggregate gender data by race/ethnicity is biased and treats White women as the "norm." Failure to disaggregate race/ethnicity data by gender is similarly biased and treats men as the "norm." Additionally, using the term "women of color" is problematic, as it wrongly assumes Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous American, and Multiracial women are a homogenous group. This aggregated approach produces ineffective policies that fail to address the unique needs of the most vulnerable. WISER's mission is to expand women-focused policy research to include the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous American, and Multiracial women in the United States.