What Women Need in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Women need policy solutions for their immediate health and economic needs during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as long-term systemic change.
Women’s Economic Security
Valuing Women’s Caregiving During and After the Coronavirus Crisis
Working women face new caregiving challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and need structural policy change that mitigates long-term impacts on their earnings and employment, including resources to stabilize the child care industry.
On the Frontlines at Work and at Home: The Disproportionate Economic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Women of Color
Too little attention has been paid to the consequences of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic for women of color, even as it exacerbates existing disparities and further undermines their families’ economic stability and survival.
$546 Billion and Counting: Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Continues to Shortchange Women
Women working full time earned an estimated $546.3 billion less than their male counterparts in the year since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act. With each day the Senate fails to act, this earnings gap will only expand.
Quick Facts About the Gender Wage Gap
This fact sheet defines the gender wage gap, identifies what drives it, and quantifies its impact on women and their families.
Lack of Paid Leave Risks Public Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, workers need paid leave so that they are able to stay home to recover from an illness or provide care to a sick family member without risking their economic security.
Why Pay Data Matter in the Fight for Equal Pay
Ensuring comprehensive pay data collection is essential to combating gender-based pay discrimination and securing equal pay for all women.
Who We Measure Matters: Connecting the Dots Among Comprehensive Data Collection, Civil Rights Enforcement, and Equality
Data collection, disaggregation, and analysis of the nation’s diverse communities and their experiences are essential to achieving equality.
The Equal Rights Amendment: What You Need To Know
Adopting the long-overdue Equal Rights Amendment could help bolster existing statutory protections under attack, making it a key element in the fight for gender equality.
The Rising Cost of Inaction on Work-Family Policies
Continued inaction from Congress on work-family policies, including the current lack of access to affordable child care and comprehensive paid family and medical leave, costs workers $31.9 billion in lost wages annually.
The Economics of Caregiving for Working Mothers
Working mothers are important drivers of three essential industries—elementary and secondary education, hospitals, and food services—yet cannot afford child care for their own children.
What Women Need: An Agenda to Move Women and Families Forward
The next president should move quickly to advance key priorities for women and their families.
Fact Sheet: A Design for Workforce Equity
New CAP work details a workforce redesign approach to ensuring quality training and employment.
A Design for Workforce Equity
Redesigning for equity in workforce development would ensure job quality for all workers, increase competitiveness, and drive inclusionary growth.
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Not All Paid Leave Proposals Are Equal
Paid leave proposals which only provide benefits to parents of new children or are funded through cuts to other programs will not meet the needs of working families.