Topic Gender

Women’s dual role as workers, investors, and owners in the U.S. economy and as primary caretakers within most families constrains their opportunities and imposes barriers on sharing the gains of economic growth. The gender wage gap and occupational segregation by gender remain consistent features of the economy. Equitable Growth digs deep to analyze the ways gender impacts economic outcomes and what solutions can begin to push back on the social forces that impede economic success regardless of one’s gender.

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

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In Conversation with Lee Badgett

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Beauty products for women of color and femme-identifying people of color perpetuate U.S. health and other socioeconomic inequalities

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African American men and the U.S. labor market during recessions and economic recoveries

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The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States

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Gender wage inequality

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Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee on robust government investments

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Expert Focus: Feminist economists studying women’s roles and contributions to the U.S. economy

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The American Rescue Plan helped U.S. families amid the coronavirus pandemic and provides a roadmap for policymakers today

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Revisiting timely research that explores U.S. intersectional wage gaps amid Women’s History Month

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Stratification economics: What it is and how it advances our understanding of inequality

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Expert Focus: Scholars examining anti-racist ideas and proposals across U.S. economic policy areas

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African American men and the U.S. labor market during recessions and economic recoveries

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Why is Workplace Sexual Harassment Underreported? The Value of Outside Options Amid the Threat of Retaliation

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How new job search technologies are affecting the U.S. labor market

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Understanding how U.S. workers can benefit from workplace automation and artificial intelligence

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Closing the Innovation Gap in Pink and Black

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What happened to the federal minimum wage debate?

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