Mary M. Olson

Current Writing Samples

• Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Reconsidering Pink-Collar Work: Evidence from Chinese Trade Shocks on Gender Occupational Segregation
• MSc Economic History Dissertation: Determinants of Occupational Mobility in England and Wales, 1861–1911: A Census-Linking Approach

Working Papers

• "Determinants of Occupational Mobility in England and Wales, 1861–1911: A Census-Linking Approach." (Forthcoming), LSE Economic History Student Working Papers.
• "Quantification of Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery." With Coleman Bazelon, Alberto Vargas, and Rohan Janakiraman. [Link]

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• "Survivor-Reported Impacts of Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Systematic Review." (2026), The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health. With Rose McKeon Olson, Katherine Lewis Blanton, Sarah R. Meyer, Åsa Nihlén, Claudia García-Moreno, and Avni Amin.
• "Between Stereotyping and Empowerment: Unwrapping Social Justice Messaging in Contemporary Menstrual Product Advertising." (2025), Journal of Human Rights, 24(1), 22–40. With Inga T. Winkler and Lauren K. Winters. [Link]
• "The Persistent Power of Stigma: A Critical Review of Policy Initiatives to Break the Menstrual Silence and Advance Menstrual Literacy." (2022), PLOS Global Public Health, 2(7), e0000070. With Inga T. Winkler, Nay Alhelou, Purvaja S. Kavattur, and Lillian Rountree. [Link]
• "Menstruation, Myopia, and Marginalization: Advancing Menstrual Policies to ‘Keep Girls in School’ at the Risk of Exacerbating Inequalities." (2022), Health and Human Rights, 24(2), 13–28. With Inga T. Winkler, Nay Alhelou, Purvaja S. Kavattur, and Lillian Rountree. [Link]