Mariko Chang, a member of the Experts of Color Network, released a study on wealth disparities by gender, race, age, education, marital and parental status. The study was featured in a Salon.com story by Sean McElwee. Adding a racial lens to the data (viewed in the chart above) also produces stark divergences: the median black […]
Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Wealth Persists Throughout Lifetime Regardless of Education
– Race and Single Parenthood Deepen Wealth Inequalities – Contact: Jennifer Farland, jennifer.farland@jfarland.com, 202-297-1261 Simona Combi, simona@globalpolicysolutions.org, 202-265-5111 Chicago, Ill., July 14, 2015—Single women have only 32 cents for every dollar of wealth owned by single men, a report released today by the Asset Funders Network (ANF) finds. The women’s wealth gap lies at the heart […]
Salon.com: Guaranteed Government Jobs — The Economic Plan That Could Save America
In June, we released A Policy Agenda to Close the Racial Wealth Gap, a collection of 37 policies in seven categories selected by the members of the Experts of Color Network. One of them, guaranteed government jobs, caught the eye of Sean McElwee, a Demos researcher and columnist for Salon.com, who mentioned it in […]
We Applaud the Supreme Court Decisions, Which Will Create a More Inclusive Society
Washington, D.C., June 29, 2015 — In a whirlwind week of Supreme Court decisions, millions of Americans gained or maintained important rights necessary for achieving a diverse and inclusive society. We applaud the Supreme Court for affirming the right of all gay couples to marry anywhere in the country, maintaining the subsidies that make health […]
Washington Post: What age is best to start drawing Social Security benefits? Truth is, it depends.
If there is one piece of advice that financial advisers seem nearly unanimous on, it’s Social Security and when you should take it. If you can, wait till you’re 70. You could double your monthly check. Rodney Brooks, retirement and personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, hashes out the various factors affecting this decision. For […]
Press Release for the Policy Agenda to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Contact: Simona Combi, 202-265-5111 simona@globalpolicysolutions.org Group of Experts Releases Comprehensive Policy Recommendations Aimed at Helping People of Color Achieve Economic Stability Washington, D.C., June 10, 2015—The 200 members of the Experts of Color Network released “A Policy Agenda for Closing the Racial Wealth Gap” today. Black and Latino families hold 6 and 7 cents respectively […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: Making Equity Work Panel
Designing and implementing policies to close the racial wealth gap For policy to be effective in achieving desired goals, close attention must be paid to decisions made during the design and implementation stages. But how do we ensure that public policies are designed and implemented in a way to ensure that all Americans have the […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: Tax Code Panel
What’s the Code Got to Do with It? Tax Fairness and the Racial Wealth Gap Out of the world’s top 22 industrialized countries, the United States has the highest level of wealth inequality after taxes and transfers. Despite such redistributive measures as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the U.S. tax code and other transfers do […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: Future Shock Panel
The Macroeconomic Effects of Racial Wealth Inequality Given the projected demographic explosion of racial and ethnic groups that have been historically marginalized in the United States, the issue of the racial wealth gap should be of great interest to economists, policymakers, and business leaders. How will the overall economy fare if there is no substantial […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: The Great Inequality Debate Panel
Economic Equity and the Potential for Policy Action Economic inequality in the United States is the highest it has been since the Great Depression. Within the inequality policy debate, the issue of the racial wealth gap is attracting growing attention because of its magnitude and likely effects on the nation’s economy. What is the potential […]
