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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Mothers in the United States earn less despite education and experience

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Motherhood penalties in the U.S., 1986-2014

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The gender gap in economics has ramifications far beyond the ivory tower

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TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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Pay transparency is good for employees but can also benefit businesses

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Disclosing salary history perpetuates past discrimination

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A glance at pay inequities for African American women’s Equal Pay Day

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Climbing the career ladder, switching jobs, and the gender wage gap in the United States

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Evidence of ongoing gender discrimination in the U.S. labor market

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TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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Do U.S. women choose low-paid occupations, or do low-paid occupations choose them?

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Seminar Series: Parenthood and the gender wage gap (Invitation only)

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Local economic decline affects marriage and fertility rates, but in a surprising way

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Care work as a team sport

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