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

In Conversation with Lee Badgett

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TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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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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Paid sick leave means dads can spend more time caring for loved ones and less time worrying about missing work

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The Impact of Austerity on Gender Inequality in Time Allocation in the United States

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Who Cares? Paid Sick Leave Mandates, Care-Giving, and Gender

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TOPICS: Gender, Health
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Police in public schools harm students, leading to far-reaching socioeconomic inequalities alongside less safe schools

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Access to paid family leave improves U.S. women’s labor market outcomes following a spouse’s health shock

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TOPICS: Gender, Paid Leave
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The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Families with Health Shocks

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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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Diversity in Economics video series uplifts diverse voices and research in economics and social sciences

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A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come

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How the new Global Repository of Income Dynamics database sheds light on income inequality and economic mobility

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The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States

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Global Trends in Income Inequality and Income Dynamics: New Insights from GRID

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