Heather Boushey
Senior Economist
Heather Boushey is senior economist at the Center for American Progress. Prior to joining the Center she was a senior economist with the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. She was formerly a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Dr. Boushey studies working families and trends in the U.S. labor market. She has written extensively on labor issues, including tracking the recession and its impact on workers and their families, women’s labor force participation, trends in income inequality, and work/life policy issues. Her work is important to understanding how women have fared in recent recessions.
She has testified before Congress and given lectures nationwide. Dr. Boushey’s research has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, as well as many regional papers, television and radio. Previously, Dr. Boushey worked at the Economic Policy Institute, where she co-authored The State of Working America 2002-3 and Hardships in America: The Real Story of Working Families.
Boushey received her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research and her B.A. from Hampshire College.
Email: hboushey /@\ americanprogress.org
Articles by Heather Boushey
- Unemployment Rises Above 10 Percent for the First Time in 26 Years, November 6, 2009
- The Recession Brings Higher Unemployment to Unmarried Women , November 6, 2009
- Job Prospects Remain Dim for Millions of Workers, October 2, 2009
- Family Income Free Fall, September 10, 2009
- Interactive Graphic: Equal Work Without Equal Pay, September 8, 2009
- A Good Job Is Hard to Find, September 4, 2009
- Confronting the Gloves-Off Economy, September 1, 2009
- Interactive Graphic: More Families Must Rely on Women Wage Earners, August 7, 2009
- Women Breadwinners, Men Unemployed, July 20, 2009
- Uneven Job Losses, July 17, 2009
- Recession Still Plagues Workers, July 2, 2009
- Interactive Graphic: Women Still Primary Breadwinners, July 2, 2009
- Paid Sick Days, a Luxury in the U.S., June 25, 2009
- Spring Is Not Yet Awakening, Says the Federal Reserve, with Good Reason, June 24, 2009
- Insight from the States on Economic Recovery, June 19, 2009
- Helping Breadwinners When It Can’t Wait, June 8, 2009
- Ask the Expert: Using Social Security to Ensure Paid Family and Medical Leave, June 8, 2009
- Interactive Graphic: Women Breadwinners More Important than Ever , June 5, 2009
- Paid Sick Days Benefit Workers, Employers, May 27, 2009
- Interactive Map: As General Motors Goes, So Goes the Nation, May 22, 2009
- Unemployed—and Staying That Way, May 8, 2009
- Infographic: Gender and the Recession, May 8, 2009
- Flawed Flu Prescription, May 6, 2009
- Infografía: La Importancia de las Mujeres como Sostén del Hogar, May 1, 2009
- Infographic: The Importance of Women Breadwinners, April 30, 2009
- Must Servers Ask: Swine Flu with Your Entrée?, April 28, 2009
- Why Aren’t We There Yet?, April 27, 2009
- Will Economic Trends Change Family Dynamics?, April 22, 2009
- Interactive Map: Increased Job Losses in Nearly Every State, April 20, 2009
- No Good News for Workers, April 3, 2009
- How to Help the Economy, and Families, March 29, 2009
- Interactive Map: More Job Losses in Every State, March 27, 2009
- Interactive Map: Unemployment Rising in Every State, March 11, 2009
- For Workers, The Grim News Just Keeps Coming, March 6, 2009
- Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace Policies, March 3, 2009
- Economic Stimulus Forum: Let's Get People Back to Work!, February 27, 2009
- Economic Analysis: Heather Boushey, February 22, 2009
- Compromising Women’s Jobs, February 9, 2009
- Video: How the Recovery Package Creates Jobs, February 9, 2009
- Job Losses Continue at Accelerated Pace, February 6, 2009
- Interactive Map: Job Losses Increase in a Majority of States, January 27, 2009
- Equal Pay for Breadwinners, January 22, 2009
- Labor Market Free Fall, January 9, 2009
- Fair Pay Is Critical as the Recession Deepens, January 8, 2009
- The Stimulus: Four Reasons We Can't Afford Not to Have One, January 6, 2009
- Time to Upgrade Windows: New Green Jobs for the Construction Industry, December 16, 2008
- New Evidence of Worsening Problems: Falling Employer-Based Coverage, April 14, 2004
- Proposed Welfare Reform Changes Put Working Moms in a Bind, March 4, 2004
