This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, North America won’t see gender equality for 151 years. The report also states that gender parity can have a large…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Harry J. Holzer explains the importance of workforce development policy, and highlights available tools that the United States could leverage. • How is equity related to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Julian Salazar pushed preschoolers on swings, weaving deftly between them as the children careened back and forth. Earlier in the afternoon, the 18-year-old had worked mazes, played a number-themed card…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Over the last decade, more than a dozen states plus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Indian economy officially heads into a recession and news of layoffs and unemployment reaches us with increasing frequency, we at Gram Vaani turned to workers to hear their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it is revealing holes in policies to support workers’ health and caregiving needs. And people’s starkly different experiences with the disease are creating additional gaps. COVID-19 is revealing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its Employment Situation Summary for the month of January, showing that the labor market’s path toward a recovery lost steam over the past few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women in Latin America are giving up on work or struggling to find jobs as the pandemic threatens to wipe out a decade of female economic progress, the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 brought disruption to most people’s working lives including, for many, a loss or struggle to find employment. Those who were employed (and those who employed others) faced new challenges:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving a healthy future of work requires employees to build skills that help them attain productive and rewarding careers. One of the most cost-effective ways to do this is through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an outpouring of gratitude for essential workers, whose critical and often low-paid work has kept the country functioning. Millions of these essential workers have risked…
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