This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social scientist, J. Carlee Purdum, calls attention to the meager wages for incarcerated individuals enlisted to help respond to disasters across the United States. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Brookings presents an in-depth look at the missing jobs crisis that’s leaving young workers without employment across much of Africa. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathryn A. Edwards, at Rand, covers the unrelenting damage of COVID-19 on the economic well-being of leisure and hospitality workers. • Why might leisure and hospitality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Betsy Corcoran interviews Angela Antony, co-founder, and CEO of Scoutible, a job-hunting platform that aims to improve equitable hiring practices. • How can this platform change how…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this webinar, panelists share numerous innovative workforce development strategies aimed at making workplaces as safe and healthy as possible during the pandemic. • In what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This report examines the relationship between unemployment levels and minimum wage violation rates during the Great Recession to better understand what policies are needed to protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Guyot and Richard V. Reeves at Brookings summarize the harmful effects of unpredictable scheduling practices on workers’ health and income. • Why are unpredictable scheduling practices…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from The Marshall Project shares stories from several people about the former prisoners who have been battling California’s wildfires this summer. • What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Bayard writes on the importance (especially now) for Black labor workers to be represented and to close the racial inequality gap in our workforces. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Economic Opportunities Program explores how to appreciate and reinvent low-wage work, which is becoming more important as COVID-19 significantly impacts essential workers. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As climate disasters continue to intensify, Katell Ane explains the devastating impact of extreme weather on American workers’ health. • Why it important to maintain a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samit Aich explains how governments and NGOs can work to support informal workers who make up 61% of the global workforce to enable circular economies. • What does…