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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The Care Work System as a Fundamental Cause of Economic Inequalities

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LGBTQ+ Economic Data and Disparities: What We Still Need to Know

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

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In Conversation with Lee Badgett

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Developing a research agenda on racial and gender equity in the pandemic-era U.S. labor market

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Jobs report: Amid continued job gains, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander workers experience the U.S. labor market in different and often hidden ways

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In Conversation with Cecilia Conrad

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will bring new perspectives on mass incarceration to U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence

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Expert Focus: Feminist economists studying women’s roles and contributions to the U.S. economy

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Revisiting timely research that explores U.S. intersectional wage gaps amid Women’s History Month

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February Jobs Day report: U.S. employment growth is still strong, but some care sector workers are being left behind

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African American men and the U.S. labor market during recessions and economic recoveries

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