Liz Weiss

Policy Analyst

Liz Weiss is a Policy Analyst with the economic policy team at the Center for American Progress. Her work focuses on the economic security of unmarried women, emphasizing employment and workplace issues.

Liz has a wide range of experience in human and labor rights advocacy. Prior to joining CAP, she worked for Interfaith Worker Justice as a legislative and policy advocate for the rights of low-wage workers, focusing on wage and hour laws, the right to organize, and work-family balance. She spent five years with Human Rights Watch’s Asia division and has conducted in-country research on workforce development in India and labor migration in Mexico. Liz has also served as a union shop steward. She holds a master's degree in international affairs and human rights from Columbia University and a B.A. from The George Washington University.

Email: lweiss /@\ americanprogress.org