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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What recent data-driven research can tell policymakers about Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
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Four graphs on U.S. occupational segregation by race, ethnicity, and gender
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Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth
March 25, 2019
March 25, 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
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Discriminatory penalties at the intersection of race and gender in the United States
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