Using Behavioral Science and Economics to Help Women and Families Rise from Poverty
December 18, 2020 Liftoff Women’s Health Research at Yale, Elevate, and The Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale, are working to meet the urgent health needs of under-resourced and overburdened pregnant and parenting women, harnessing the science of sex and gender for policy change that can overcome the potentially devastating impact of economic inequality on women’s health. Photo by Rido81/bigstock.com Studies have shown that poor mental health reduces work attendance, performance, and economic opportunities. The disability associated with maternal depression, in particular, can affe...
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