Equitable pay is a key piece of the ability of U.S. workers to share in the gains of economic growth. In order to understand how pay equity has been limited, Equitable Growth examines the role of gender, race and ethnicity, and other determinants of unequal pay that reduce individual earnings and constrain economic growth.
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Four graphs on U.S. occupational segregation by race, ethnicity, and gender
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth
March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019
The implications of U.S. gender and racial disparities in income and wealth inequality at each stage of the innovation process
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
Interactive: Comparing wages within and across demographic groups in the United States
July 9, 2019
July 9, 2019
Race and the lack of intergenerational economic mobility in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Discriminatory penalties at the intersection of race and gender in the United States
August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018
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Expert Focus: Supporting women’s labor force participation to boost U.S. economic growth and recovery
March 29, 2021
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In Conversation with Jake Rosenfeld
March 22, 2021
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Women’s History Month: Systemic gender discrimination continues to harm working women amid the coronavirus recession
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
Four ways to understand the pay divide facing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women
March 8, 2021
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Jobs report: a year into the coronavirus recession, employment losses have been greatest for Black women workers and Latinx workers
March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021
Executive action to combat wage theft against U.S. workers
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
The wage divide for Black and Latinx workers goes deeper than a ‘skills gap’ or requiring more credentials
February 4, 2021
February 4, 2021
Addressing gender and racial disparities in the U.S. labor market to boost wages and power innovation
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Improving U.S. labor standards and the quality of jobs to reduce the costs of employee turnover to U.S. companies
December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020
Equitable Growth’s labor market experts deliver comment letter to U.S. Department of Labor on status of independent contractors
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Voting rights equal economic progress: The Voting Rights Act and U.S. economic inequality
October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
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