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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Nine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
Economic Security & Inequality
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
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Tax policies to encourage women’s labor force participation
Ordinarily, the progressive income tax system acts to mitigate differences in before-tax earnings. However, the tax treatment of married couples tends to raise…
Public investments in child care
Child care is a necessity for working women with young children. However, the costs of high-quality center-based child care in the United States—particularly f…
Modernizing US labor standards for 21st century families
Women now make up almost half the U.S. workforce, and more than half of the U.S. population. Despite the central role women play in the economy, our labor laws…
Making work pay better through an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit that promotes work. Despite the strong evidence for the effectiveness of the EITC and recent bip…
Increasing the economic security of older women
Popular commentary often points to the lower lifetime earnings and longer expected life spans of women relative to men as a reason to be especially concerned a…
Helping women to succeed in higher education: Supporting student-parents with child care
Women have surpassed men in college enrollment. This trend is particularly pronounced among nontraditional students, including part-time and older students—two…
Expanding access to earned sick leave to support caregiving
Nicole Maestas proposes a federal earned sick leave mandate guaranteeing one hour of flexible, multi-purpose sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
A national paid parental leave policy for the United States
Despite widespread public support for paid parental leave, the United States is the only industrialized country without a national policy providing mothers wit…
