Our Mission

The Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating gender equality in the United States through data-based applied research, strategic advocacy, and policy development. Our mission is to rebalance systems, guarantee equal benefits and opportunities, and secure a just and sustainable future for all people.

What we do

At GEPI, we conduct and publish research on the best practices for advancing gender equity. We assess public policies and business practices to identify the effects on people of all genders, with particular attention to the impacts on groups, such as women, people of color, and LGBTQ people, who have been systematically disadvantaged by discrimination, bias, and structural inequality.

 

By educating policymakers, business leaders, and advocates about the inequities and disparities embedded in seemingly neutral economic and political processes, we provide the tools and knowledge that leaders need to rebalance systems, guarantee equal benefits and opportunities, and secure a just and sustainable future for all people.

People

Nancy L. Cohen
President & Founder
Chantel Johnson
Senior Director of External Affairs
Natalia Vega Varela
Director of Policy
Michelle Adams
Vice-Chair & Secretary
Emily Alejos
Treasurer
Stella Maloyan
Board Director
Victor Griego
Board Director
Myriam Shiran
Research Fellow in Gender Policy
Norman Ornelas Jr.
Research Fellow in Human Geography
Jennifer Piscopo
Senior Advisor
Clare Weber
Senior Advisor
Alec Clott
Advisor