This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even accounting for differences in education, occupation, and years of experience, working women still earn 90 cents on the male dollar. Companies aren’t proud of this. Indeed, pre-pandemic, many appeared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With less than a month before some Chicago teachers could return to school buildings, the teachers union has said it rejects the district’s plan for “simultaneous instruction.” The union also is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Up to 80 percent of the labor force in low-income countries works in agri-food, mostly on the farm. In high-income countries, the proportion is still about 10 percent, more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America is now firmly in the grips of what many are calling the “third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each day, new COVID-19 cases nationwide routinely approach or exceed 200,000, and associated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report demonstrates a stalled jobs recovery following the deep and rapid economic decline brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying economic downturn are having staggering effects on young adults. Young people are typically among the hardest-hit groups during recessions, and getting off to a bad…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pace of social and economic shifts often exceeds the capacity of communities and individuals to adapt to them. In the wake of centuries of structural racism and decades of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, millions of U.S. workers lost their jobs. In March, the U.S. Congress took notice and decided that the 26 weeks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you scan the landscape of nonprofits in America today, there is little question these organizations are bedrocks for their communities. However, while nonprofits are often recognized for their mission-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Resources like home health care nurses or aides can, however, serve as a central point-of-contact to improve coordinated care, the research suggests. After Jo-Ana Chase, associate professor in the University…
Rearchitecting the future of work and workforce development is critical at a moment when millions of displaced and underserved workers are facing systemic barriers to even providing for themselves and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It may have taken the triple pandemic of a lethal virus, sharp economic downturn, and the national awakening to the injustices of systemic racism for many to finally realize it’s…