Lauren is a co-founder of the YouGov Social Change Monitor. She earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University, with topical expertise in social movements and collective action, inequality, occupational perceptions and social psychology, and has more than 15 years quantitative and qualitative research experience. At YouGov, Lauren works out of the San Francisco office where she leverages her strengths in research design and analysis to advise technology clients on custom research studies.
articleWorking from home is working for working women
New findings from YouGov’s Workforce Insights study reinforces the continuing importance that workplace flexibility holds for workers, even as more employers encourage or require working from the employer's location.
21 Nov 2022- article
What impact will the Chauvin verdict have on police accountability and race relations?
Americans are mixed in their opinions about the impact of the Chauvin verdict on police accountability.
20 May 2021 - article
Women have something to teach men about leadership
More than one-third of Americans (37%) who say that being a woman hurts a person’s ability to get ahead.
27 Apr 2021 - article
Would America be better with more women in charge?
More than half of women believe that society would be better than today if more women held elected office (56%), had a corporate leadership position (57%), or sat on a corporate board (55%).
19 Mar 2021 - article
Support erodes for “Black Lives Matter” slogan
YouGov’s Social Change Monitor shows that Americans’ positive associations with this slogan peaked in the early part of the summer (a net score of +17 in June), when protests were most active.
24 Feb 2021 - article
How Black women engaged their communities during the election
While only 49% of Americans say that activism for social change is uniting their local communities, 70% of Black women report this to be true.
17 Nov 2020