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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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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