About

The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.

The Guttmacher Institute envisions a future in which all people can realize their rights and access the resources they need to achieve sexual and reproductive health. 

Guttmacher’s work is guided by the following overarching institutional values:

• Equity and Justice: Address historical and ongoing oppression on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, income, age, immigration status and other marginalized identities, as well as the compounded impact of multiple oppressions.
• Collaboration: Bring a spirit of partnership and collective purpose, both to the Institute’s internal functioning and to external work with SRHR and intersectional allies and partners.
• Global View: Lift up connections across SRHR issues and across different contexts around the globe, rather than separating the US experience from what happens in the rest of the world.
• Integrity: Act with fidelity to facts in priority-setting, research practices and communication of evidence.
• Nimbleness: Cultivate readiness by being flexible, adaptive and comfortable with uncertainty.

To learn more about our work, explore the Institute’s Strategic Framework: Planning in an Era of Change and read about our Strategic Positioning (PDF).

Read our Racial Equity Statement.