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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U.S. women’s national soccer team wins its fourth World Cup. Is pay equity really close behind?
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The Long-Term Effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act on Women’s Careers: Evidence from U.S. Tax Data
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Do Teacher Strikes Make Parents Pro- or Anti-Labor? The Effects of Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes
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Disentangling gender gaps: New evidence from personnel records
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How U.S. companies harm workers by making them independent contractors
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July 24, 2019
U.S. women’s national soccer team wins its fourth World Cup. Is pay equity really close behind?
July 16, 2019
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Interactive: Comparing wages within and across demographic groups in the United States
July 9, 2019
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Racial and Gender Wage Gaps: Overcoming Structural Barriers to Shared Growth
July 9, 2019 1:00PM - 2:15PM
For Father’s Day: Evidence from three countries on the importance of paid parental leave for new dads
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June 14, 2019
After Mother’s Day: Changes in mothers’ social programs over time
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