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Ensuring federal data and statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics remain open, independent, and objective is essential to economic growth and prosperity.
The US Child Care System Relies on Women of Color, but Structural Barriers Systematically Disadvantage Them What policy solutions can better support the women providing critical home-based child care?Research Strategies for Overcoming Legal and Political Barriers to Health Care Equity Amid rising pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, a group of health equity scholars shares strategies for centering evidence and leveraging the law to achieve justice in health care.How Can We Advance Latino Homeownership and Housing Stability? Latino households are poised to drive homeownership growth in the future; breaking down barriers to equitable housing access is key.Unpaid Family Care Continues to Suppress Women’s Earnings Despite substantial progress toward narrowing the gender pay gap since the Equal Pay Act was enacted decades ago, women still earn less than men, in no small part because of unequal expectations around family caregiving.DC’s New Camera Bus Enforcement Program Has Several Equity Blind Spots A few policy changes to DC’s new bus lane camera enforcement program could help prevent inequitable outcomes and bolster public trust.Addressing Data Limitations to Improve Racial Wealth Equity Stakeholders looking to address the racial wealth gap and improve economic outcomes need good, local data on how households are faring by race and ethnicity so they can target interventions to communities.
