Fact Sheet: Building an Economy That Delivers for Women Fact SheetMar 14, 2024 Fact Sheet: Building an Economy That Delivers for Women This fact sheet offers a brief summary of CAP’s “Playbook for the Advancement of Women in the Economy,” which provides federal and state policymakers with the tools they need to center women in their economic plans and grow the economy. Mar 14, 2024 Rose Khattar
Understanding the Self-Employed in the United States Fact SheetSep 21, 2023 Understanding the Self-Employed in the United States This fact sheet explores the size, demographics, and key features of the self-employed population in the United States. Sep 21, 2023 Molly Weston Williamson
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 Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Past EventJul 24, 2023 Raising Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Tune in below to watch a discussion on the connection between raising the minimum wage and Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Jul 24, 2023 Rose Khattar, Jocelyn Frye, Edwith Theogene
Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery ArticleJul 24, 2023 Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery Since January 2021, employment in the leisure and hospitality industry has recovered faster in states with minimum wages higher than the $7.25 federal minimum. Jul 24, 2023 Jessica Vela
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
Airport Service Workers Deserve Good Jobs ReportMar 7, 2023 Airport Service Workers Deserve Good Jobs Raising pay and benefits for workers in federally supported airports will stabilize the air industry. Mar 7, 2023 Karla Walter, Aurelia Glass
Setting Sectoral Standards in the U.S. and the World Past EventFeb 23, 2023 Setting Sectoral Standards in the U.S. and the World Please join the Center for American Progress and a panel of esteemed experts for a discussion on sectoral bargaining. Feb 23, 2023
Historic New EU Law Part of Growing Push for Sectoral Bargaining In the NewsJan 19, 2023 Historic New EU Law Part of Growing Push for Sectoral Bargaining David Madland explains how the European Union's new law aims to improve working conditions by increasing minimum wages and dramatically increasing collective bargaining. Jan 19, 2023 OnLabor David Madland
Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach ReportDec 21, 2022 Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach Using new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to examine the impacts of long COVID on the labor market, this report recommends that employers, unions, and policymakers create better workplaces for disabled workers and all workers. Dec 21, 2022 Mia Ives-Rublee, Rose Khattar, Anona Neal
Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would benefit everyone In the NewsNov 4, 2022 Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would benefit everyone As voters in Portland, Maine, and Washington, D.C., prepare to head to the ballot box to decide whether to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers, Justin Schweitzer explains why all workers—tipped and untipped—should be paid at least the state minimum wage. Nov 4, 2022 MarketWatch Justin Schweitzer
With Prices Rising, States and Cities Must Raise Their Minimum Wages In the NewsAug 8, 2022 With Prices Rising, States and Cities Must Raise Their Minimum Wages Lily Roberts and Rose Khattar outline why, 13 years since the federal minimum wage was last increased, states and cities must take action to ease the economic strain many workers and families face now in light of global inflation. Aug 8, 2022 Route Fifty Lily Roberts, Rose Khattar
It’s Long Past Time To Increase the Federal Minimum Wage ArticleJul 7, 2022 It’s Long Past Time To Increase the Federal Minimum Wage This month marks 13 years since the federal minimum wage was increased. The lack of an increase during this period has disproportionately harmed women and people of color. Jul 7, 2022 Ashfaq Khan, Rose Khattar
Raising Wages and Narrowing Pay Gaps With Service Sector Prevailing Wage Laws ReportJan 19, 2022 Raising Wages and Narrowing Pay Gaps With Service Sector Prevailing Wage Laws Prevailing wage laws for government service contracts can uplift wages and benefits; reduce racial pay gaps; and could have a range of positive effects on worker turnover, service quality, local budgets, and collective bargaining. Jan 19, 2022 Aurelia Glass, David Madland, Karla Walter
It’s a Good Jobs Shortage: The Real Reason So Many Workers Are Quitting ArticleDec 7, 2021 It’s a Good Jobs Shortage: The Real Reason So Many Workers Are Quitting The tight labor market has given workers more power to demand improvements in job quality; it's time for employers and policymakers to listen. Dec 7, 2021 Justin Schweitzer, Rose Khattar
Higher Minimum Wages Support Job Growth as the Economy Recovers From COVID-19 ReportNov 3, 2021 Higher Minimum Wages Support Job Growth as the Economy Recovers From COVID-19 States that guarantee better pay for their workers have added more jobs in 2021 than states with lower minimum and subminimum wages. Nov 3, 2021 Justin Schweitzer, Kyle Ross
How Weak Safety Net Policies Exacerbate Regional and Racial Inequality ReportSep 22, 2021 How Weak Safety Net Policies Exacerbate Regional and Racial Inequality While all low-income individuals and families, particularly those of color, struggle to avoid falling into poverty, some receive less support solely because of where they live. Sep 22, 2021 Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Bradley Hardy, Justin Schweitzer
Rural Workers of Color Need a $15 Federal Minimum Wage ArticleSep 1, 2021 Rural Workers of Color Need a $15 Federal Minimum Wage Increasing the federal minimum wage will help address decades-long inequalities in the rural job market. Sep 1, 2021 Caius Z. Willingham
Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California ReportApr 20, 2021 Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California A sectoral council is well-suited to address the fast-food industry’s unique challenges and improve working conditions. Apr 20, 2021 David Madland
Ending the Tipped Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty and Inequality ReportMar 30, 2021 Ending the Tipped Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty and Inequality Tipped industries in one fair wage states have higher growth, less inequality, and lower poverty for all workers. Mar 30, 2021 Justin Schweitzer
Building an Economy That Supports All Children Requires Raising the Minimum Wage ArticleFeb 25, 2021 Building an Economy That Supports All Children Requires Raising the Minimum Wage 15 million children live in households with a worker making less than $15 an hour. Raising the minimum wage will help support them and their families. Feb 25, 2021 Areeba Haider
Small Businesses Get a Boost From a $15 Minimum Wage ReportFeb 25, 2021 Small Businesses Get a Boost From a $15 Minimum Wage Raising the minimum wage is a win for workers and small businesses. Feb 25, 2021 Caius Z. Willingham
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women ArticleFeb 23, 2021 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women Women make up the majority of workers who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, as they are overrepresented in tipped and low-wage jobs. Feb 23, 2021 Diana Boesch, Robin Bleiweis, Areeba Haider
Raising the Minimum Wage Is Key To Supporting the Breadwinning Mothers Who Drive the Economy ArticleFeb 23, 2021 Raising the Minimum Wage Is Key To Supporting the Breadwinning Mothers Who Drive the Economy Because the majority of minimum wage-earning mothers are breadwinners, raising the federal minimum wage would strengthen economic security for millions of families. Feb 23, 2021 Sarah Jane Glynn
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Boost an Economic Recovery—and Reduce Taxpayer Subsidization of Low-Wage Work ArticleJan 27, 2021 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Boost an Economic Recovery—and Reduce Taxpayer Subsidization of Low-Wage Work Raising the minimum wage can provide a potent and responsible stimulus to the economy. Jan 27, 2021 Lily Roberts, Ben Olinsky
The Basic Facts About Children in Poverty ReportJan 12, 2021 The Basic Facts About Children in Poverty Nearly 11 million children are living in poverty in America. Here is how the crisis reached this point—and what steps must be taken to solve it. Jan 12, 2021 Areeba Haider
Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day ArticleMar 19, 2020 Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day March 19 marks how far into the new year minimum wage workers must work to earn the same amount they did in 2009, the year Congress last increased the federal minimum wage. Mar 19, 2020 Lily Roberts, Galen Hendricks, Robin Bleiweis
Short-Changed: How Tipped Work Exacerbates the Pay Gap for Latinas ArticleNov 20, 2019 Short-Changed: How Tipped Work Exacerbates the Pay Gap for Latinas Latina Equal Pay Day serves as a reminder that Latinas make 54.5 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. New analysis demonstrates that the difference is even starker for Latinas who work for tips: Tipped Latina workers earn 65 percent less than nontipped white, non-Hispanic men. Nov 20, 2019 Lily Roberts, Galen Hendricks
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-June 2019 Jobs Release ArticleJul 3, 2019 The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-June 2019 Jobs Release Top-line job numbers only tell part of the story; policymakers should focus on how most workers and families are experiencing the economy. Jul 3, 2019 Lily Roberts, Daniella Zessoules, Galen Hendricks, 1 More Michael Madowitz
Minimum-Wage Workers Have Lost Nearly a Year’s Salary to Inflation ArticleFeb 7, 2019 Minimum-Wage Workers Have Lost Nearly a Year’s Salary to Inflation America’s lowest-paid workers have taken an effective pay cut of $13,330 since Congress last raised the minimum wage. Feb 7, 2019 Rachel West
March 1 Is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day ArticleMar 1, 2018 March 1 Is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day March 1, 2018 marks how far into the new year America's lowest-paid workers must work just to earn the same amount they did in 2009, when Congress last increased the federal minimum wage. Mar 1, 2018 Rachel West
Meet the 1 Percenter Who Wants to Pay More Taxes PodcastNov 2, 2017 Meet the 1 Percenter Who Wants to Pay More Taxes Michele and Igor sit down with CAP Senior Fellow Seth Hanlon and entrepreneur and 1 percenter Nick Hanauer to talk about the Republican tax plan and trickle-down economics. Nov 2, 2017 Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen
Economics of Misogyny ArticleSep 28, 2017 Economics of Misogyny Misogyny is more than being catcalled when you’re on your way to work; it’s embedded within the structure of our economy and limits our economic potential. Sep 28, 2017 Kate Bahn
Five Flaws in a New Analysis of Seattle’s Minimum Wage ArticleJun 28, 2017 Five Flaws in a New Analysis of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Methodological problems plague a University of Washington group’s analysis of Seattle’s recent minimum wage increase. Jun 28, 2017 Rachel West
Labor Secretary 101: Why It Matters ArticleFeb 24, 2017 Labor Secretary 101: Why It Matters The secretary of labor plays an important role in the daily lives of workers, from ensuring fair workplaces to advancing the economic security of working families. It is critical that whoever fills the position is dedicated to furthering these goals for all Americans. Feb 24, 2017 Danielle Corley, Jocelyn Frye
4 Progressive Policies that Make Families Stronger ReportOct 25, 2016 4 Progressive Policies that Make Families Stronger States with conservative policy agendas fare worse on a range of family-related indicators than states with progressive policy agendas. Oct 25, 2016 Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Shawn Fremstad
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