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Maria J. D'Agostino

Professor of Public Administration, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Chapter Member: New York City SSN
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About Maria

Dr. D’Agostino’s scholarship focuses on gender, leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public sector. She convenes workshops bridging the academic, practitioner, and student communities to provide resources and tools to create more equitable workplaces, policies, and classrooms. Her expertise is applied in practice through various public sector partnerships including the NYC Gender Equity Commission and the United Nations Gender Equity in Public Administration group. D’Agostino is the Founding Co-Director of the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector.

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Contributions

How History Should Inform the Future of Gender in the Workplace

  • Nicole Marie Elias
  • Meghan Scarlott
Key Findings Brief,

Gender Equity Legislation in New York City is a Model for Local-Level Policy

  • Nicole DiMaria
  • Nicole Marie Elias
Basic Facts Brief,

Policing Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community

  • Meghan Scarlott
  • Nicole Marie Elias
Key Findings Brief,

Addressing the Need for Representation in Public Sector Boards and Commissions

  • Nicole Marie Elias
  • Meghan Scarlott
Basic Facts Brief,

COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Reform of U.S. Childcare Policy

  • Nicole Marie Elias
Key Findings Brief,

Publications

"Gender Equity in Municipalities: Understanding Local Policy Priorities" (with Nicole Marie Elias and Nicole DiMaria). State and Local Government Review (2025).

Examines policy priorities of municipal legislation designed to promote gender equity through analyzing New York City Legislation from 2014-2022. Findings indicate despite progressive policy efforts, policy priorities remain focused on gender stereotypes and long-standing issues, particularly sexual harassment and violence.

"Gender Equity in Public Affairs Pedagogy: Structure, Content, and Practice for a More Inclusive Public Sector" (with Nicole Marie Elias, Vanessa Diez, and Erik Krause). Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration 2, no. 1 (2024): 52-70.

Highlights the importance of incorporating gender into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) pedagogy within public affairs education. Provides recommendations to strengthen gender equity both inside the classroom and in public sector workplaces.

"Gender Equity Commission Priorities: An Archival Study and Prospects for the Future" (with Nicole Marie Elias). State and Local Government Review 54, no. 2 (2022): 102-119.

Explores the priorities of the gender equity commission in New York City over forty-five years. Recommends that local-level administrators embed an intersectional approach in their policies and programming and transition from a commission model to a permanent office or agency.

"Gender in Negotiation: Preparing Public Administrators for the 21st Century Workplace" (with Helisse Levine and Meghna Sabharwal). Journal of Public Affairs Education 26, no. 1 (2020): 96-116.

Questions whether Master of Public Administration programs prepare future public administrators to how gender plays out in negotiations that occur in organizations.