Topic Pay Equity

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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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

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How corporate governance strategies hurt worker power in the United States

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Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth

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Four graphs on U.S. occupational segregation by race, ethnicity, and gender

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The intersectional wage divides faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women in the United States

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Addressing the ‘double gap’ faced by Black women in the U.S. economy

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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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Do social norms around pay influence the wage-setting behavior of firms?

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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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The implications of U.S. gender and racial disparities in income and wealth inequality at each stage of the innovation process

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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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Interactive: Comparing wages within and across demographic groups in the United States

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Racial and Gender Wage Gaps: Overcoming Structural Barriers to Shared Growth

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For Father’s Day: Evidence from three countries on the importance of paid parental leave for new dads

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After Mother’s Day: Changes in mothers’ social programs over time

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A judicial victory for pay transparency in the United States in the run-up to Women’s Equal Pay Day

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Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth

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