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
November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
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New paid leave research demonstrates challenge of balancing work and caregiving
November 6, 2019
November 6, 2019
Do Teacher Strikes Make Parents Pro- or Anti-Labor? The Effects of Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
Do social norms around pay influence the wage-setting behavior of firms?
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
Disentangling gender gaps: New evidence from personnel records
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
How U.S. companies harm workers by making them independent contractors
July 31, 2019
July 31, 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
U.S. women’s national soccer team wins its fourth World Cup. Is pay equity really close behind?
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
Interactive: Comparing wages within and across demographic groups in the United States
July 9, 2019
July 9, 2019
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
June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019
After Mother’s Day: Changes in mothers’ social programs over time
May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
A judicial victory for pay transparency in the United States in the run-up to Women’s Equal Pay Day
April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
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