Catherine Hill

Catherine Hill, Ph.D. (she/her) has worked for women's rights and gender equality for more than 30 years, including serving as the Vice President for Research at the American Association for University Women, Study Director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, and Policy Analyst at the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor. She works on twelve widely-read research reports, such as Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Barriers and Bias: Women and Leadership, and Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Her work has been featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and National Public Radio (NPR).

Catherine served as Executive Director of the Women's Legislative Caucus in the Maryland General Assembly and, most recently, for the Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women. During her tenure, the Women’s Caucus passed 40 state laws protecting abortion access, empowering survivors of gender-based violence, and protecting the rights of incarcerated women. Early in her career, she was an assistant professor at the University of Virginia and researcher at Queens College, City University of New York.

Catherine has taught in the Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Department at George Washington University for more than ten years (nonconservative).