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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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
The Effect of Political Power on Labor Market Inequality: Evidence from the 1965 Voting Rights Act
October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
Expert Focus: The consequences of economic inequality among Latinx groups in the United States
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
What the coronavirus recession means for U.S. public-sector employment
October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market
September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020
College football’s inequality dilemma amid the coronavirus recession
September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020
Women and the future of work in the United States
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States
August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020
Building worker power in the United States
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
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