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
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
How corporate governance strategies hurt worker power in the United States
September 6, 2022
September 6, 2022
Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth
March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019
Four graphs on U.S. occupational segregation by race, ethnicity, and gender
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
The intersectional wage divides faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women in the United States
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021
Addressing the ‘double gap’ faced by Black women in the U.S. economy
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November 30, 2021
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The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
The importance of an expanded U.S. Unemployment Insurance system during the coronavirus recession
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
What the historically low U.S. unemployment rate means for women workers
March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
Age discrimination in the U.S. labor market is a major economic obstruction
March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020
In Conversation with Adia Harvey Wingfield
February 25, 2020
February 25, 2020
The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Addressing the need for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education for all in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Race and the lack of intergenerational economic mobility in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Unequally Insecure: Rising Black/White Disparities in Job Displacement, 1981-2017
February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
The Long-Term Effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act on Women’s Careers: Evidence from U.S. Tax Data
November 6, 2019
November 6, 2019
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