Research Interests: Gender and racial inequality, work and labor markets, family, intersectionality, qualitative methods, quantitative methods, computational methods

Charlotte O’Herron is a Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy. Her research interests include gender and racial inequalities in work and labor markets and work-family intersections.

Before starting her Ph.D., Charlotte received a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2021. Her award-winning master’s project used mixed methods to research the challenges facing women “solopreneurs” in Boston during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her project ultimately advised the Boston Mayor’s Office of Small Business Development on policies to include marginalized solopreneurs, such as home-based childcare providers, in the city’s economic recovery efforts.