How Ohio’s Special Election Results Will Both Protect Abortion and Affect Maternal Mortality in the State ArticleNov 8, 2023 How Ohio’s Special Election Results Will Both Protect Abortion and Affect Maternal Mortality in the State Ohio’s Issue 1 ballot initiative to codify the legal status of abortion in the state constitution affects both abortion access and maternal mortality rates. Nov 8, 2023 Sabrina Talukder, Tracy Weitz, Sara Estep, 3 More Kierra B. Jones, Amina Khalique, Isabela Salas-Betsch
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Survivors of Domestic Violence ArticleSep 28, 2023 How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Survivors of Domestic Violence A government shutdown could disrupt grant funding and thus stall essential resources to help survivors of domestic violence, many of whom are women. Sep 28, 2023 Sara Estep, Becca Damante
Women’s Financial Well-Being in 2022 ArticleAug 17, 2023 Women’s Financial Well-Being in 2022 Disaggregating new Federal Reserve data by gender shows that women were less likely than men to be financially secure in 2022, and that women of color were particularly at risk. Aug 17, 2023 Sara Estep
Barbie and the Gender Wage Gap VideoAug 9, 2023 Barbie and the Gender Wage Gap Despite decades of efforts to boost women’s representation throughout the U.S. economy, women still face a pay gap in nearly every single occupation—even high-paying ones. Aug 9, 2023 Sara Estep, Rose Khattar, Charlie Schuyler, 3 More Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage, Toni Pandolfo
How Bidenomics Is Delivering for Women In the NewsAug 8, 2023 How Bidenomics Is Delivering for Women In The Messenger, Rose Khattar and Sara Estep make the case for how the Biden administration's plan to grow the economy by growing the middle class is helping more women find jobs. Aug 8, 2023 The Messenger Rose Khattar, Sara Estep
What Barbie Can Teach Us About the Gender Wage Gap ArticleJul 26, 2023 What Barbie Can Teach Us About the Gender Wage Gap Despite decades of efforts to boost women’s representation throughout the U.S. economy, women still face a pay gap in nearly every single occupation—even high-paying ones. Jul 26, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep, Lily Roberts, 1 More Maggie Jo Buchanan
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class ArticleJul 20, 2023 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class A $15 minimum wage could benefit nearly 40 million workers and provide some of the lowest-wage workers with an average annual wage boost of about $6,000. Jul 20, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep, Lily Roberts
What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act Turns 60 ArticleJun 8, 2023 What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act Turns 60 New analysis by the Center for American Progress shows that working women have cumulatively lost $61 trillion in wages since 1967. Jun 8, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep
Five Facts on Older Women in the Labor Market Fact SheetMay 23, 2023 Five Facts on Older Women in the Labor Market Older women have made significant recoveries from their disproportionate labor force declines due to the pandemic and will become a larger share of the labor force in the coming decade, but there are many women in this age group who face barriers to enter and stay in the labor force. May 23, 2023 Beth Almeida, Sara Estep
Nearly 15 Million Veterans and Their Family Members Could Be Harmed by Default ArticleMay 17, 2023 Nearly 15 Million Veterans and Their Family Members Could Be Harmed by Default New analysis shows that millions of veterans may experience delays in receiving their pensions, disability compensation, educational allowances, or health care if Congress doesn’t raise, suspend, or eliminate the debt ceiling. May 17, 2023 Lily Roberts, Sara Estep
Taking Stock of Spending Through the Tax Code ReportJul 25, 2019 Taking Stock of Spending Through the Tax Code The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which gave the largest tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, also failed to address the inefficiency, lack of fairness, and cost of many spending programs administered through the tax code. Jul 25, 2019 Alexandra Thornton, Sara Estep
Averting Sharp Cuts to Nondefense Programs and Investing in America ArticleJun 26, 2019 Averting Sharp Cuts to Nondefense Programs and Investing in America Critical priorities will be threatened unless Congress and the president reach a budget agreement. Jun 26, 2019 Seth Hanlon, Alan Cohen, Sara Estep
The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession ArticleJun 17, 2019 The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession This column explains the role that automatic stabilizers play in U.S. fiscal policy and provides a framework for examining their responsiveness to the next economic downturn. Jun 17, 2019 Sara Estep, Olugbenga Ajilore, Michael Madowitz
America Can Do Big Things: A Budget Plan for a Better Future ReportJun 11, 2019 America Can Do Big Things: A Budget Plan for a Better Future The Center for American Progress proposes a budget plan to address our most pressing national challenges. Jun 11, 2019 Seth Hanlon, Alexandra Thornton, Sara Estep, 1 More Galen Hendricks
Not Enough Cops on the Beat: IRS Cuts Have Benefited Wealthy Tax Cheats ArticleApr 11, 2019 Not Enough Cops on the Beat: IRS Cuts Have Benefited Wealthy Tax Cheats Budget cuts over the past decade have diminished the IRS’ enforcement capacity. Apr 11, 2019 Sara Estep
Budgeting the Future ReportApr 2, 2019 Budgeting the Future Making smarter investments than in the past can create a stronger economy and healthier middle class. Apr 2, 2019 Christian E. Weller, Sara Estep, Galen Hendricks
Rising Deficits, Falling Revenues ReportNov 29, 2018 Rising Deficits, Falling Revenues The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increases federal deficits while failing to address the nation’s most pressing challenges and making inequality worse. Nov 29, 2018 Seth Hanlon, Alan Cohen, Sara Estep