Economic Opportunity

William Julius Wilson discusses findings from the Equality of Opportunity Project on intergenerational race gaps.

Covid-19 has raised new barriers to building inclusive and prosperous economies and societies. The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that it may take 136 years to achieve gender parity, with overall…

The Build Back Better bill has stalled. On one point, we agree with Senator Joe Manchin that it is time for Congress to start with a “clean sheet of paper” by evaluating…

Eleanor Krause and Isabel Sawhill list seven reasons why the American middle class is in trouble.

To solve the social, economic, and environmental challenges we face today, we need to rethink the status quo. Governments and other institutions around the world need to embrace new ways…

Despite availing schemes such as the PMJDY, women from low-income households are hesitant to save formally with banks. What can help their outlook change?

This bold plan takes the necessary steps to begin addressing our child care crisis. However, a portion of those funds should be earmarked to increase and support Black-owned child care…

Congress is considering President Joe Biden’s historic plan for transforming our social safety net, including the grossly underfunded care economy that includes the elderly, the disabled and young children. All sectors of…

The need for increased child care access and quality have never been more important, and the child care industry has never been more fragile. The Biden administration’s signature domestic bill,…

In my testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress this past summer, I presented some of the findings from my 2020 report, “The “Double Gap” and the Bottom…

A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial…

Access to paid leave in three states was associated with a significant decrease in the likelihood of women leaving their jobs following a spouse’s health shock.