Our nation’s gun violence epidemic has a deep impact on the safety, health, and wellbeing of women and gender minorities. This brief focuses on the impact of gun violence on women and gender minorities, and points to policy solutions to keep our communities safer.

This brief was developed by the Cutler Institute of Health and Social Policy, through a partnership between the Maine Women’s Lobby, the Maine Council on Aging, and the Maine Health Access Foundation. It reviews the lifetime disparities that women in Maine face, which result in higher rates of poverty and need for long-term services in their older years.

In 2021, the Maine Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations was directed to conduct a study on disparities in access to prenatal care in Maine. The Commission contracted with MWL Education Fund to convene a steering committee, work with the Cutler Institute of Health Policy at the Muskie School of Public Health, and manage the creation of this report on behalf of and in partnership with the Commission.

Gender-blind and gender-neutral policymaking create unintended gendered consequences in our laws. This policy brief illustrates the ways that can cause harm and explores solutions for more gender-responsve public policy-making.

The food service sector is one of the largest employers in Maine. It also provides some of the lowest wages in the state. This report makes policy recommendations to help reduce poverty and inequality for Maine's tipped workers.

This biennial report addresses data, observations, and recommendations across a range of areas that affect gender and racial equity and justice, including: economic security, civil rights and freedom from discrimination, health and wellness, freedom from violence, and systems and representation. The Roadmap also includes the voices and observations from 35 program partners.

With the Maine Children’s Alliance . This report highlights the experiences of Maine parents who are trying to access early childhood programs or find quality, affordable child care while they work or go to school, and strategies to transform Maine’s early childhood system and lead us into a more prosperous future.

One in 8 American women lived in poverty in 2017, with consequences for their own health and well-being, as well as that of their families. Our updated policy guide outlines clear policy strategies to improve the economic security of women and families–and with it, the health of our communities.