Catherine Hill

Catherine Hill, Ph.D. (she/her) is a researcher and public policy analyst with 25 years of experience and expertise in women's and gender issues. She has worked in senior positions at the Women's Bureau, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Women's Caucus of the Maryland Legislature, the American Association of University Women, and the Institute for Women's Policy Research. She was an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia early in her career. In addition, she has taught part-time in the Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies program at George Washington University for ten years.

Dr. Hill has authored many research reports, including The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, Barriers and Bias: Women and Leadership, and Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus. Academic publications include: "Broadening the Science of Broadening Participation in STEM Through Critical Mixed Methodologies and Intersectionality Frameworks" in American Behavioral Scientist and "Establishing the Research Agenda for Increasing the Representation of Women in Engineering and Computing" in Frontiers in Psychology. She has appeared on National Public Radio (NPR), its regional affiliates, and other major media outlets. 

Dr. Hill has a B.A. in Anthropology, an M.A. in Urban Planning from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Rutgers University.