Posts tagged workforce
Marching In Place: The Great Recession, Low-Income Working Women and Economic Inequality

For the first time in history, women account for half of America's workforce, according to the recent Shriver Report. As the recession reshapes America’s workforce, women are less likely to lose their jobs than men. Is this progress? Women earn only 77¢ for every dollar earned by men, up a mere 13¢ from 1963. In New York City, important workforce strategies focus on single mothers, yet many working women are struggling with poverty.

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Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, CNYCA, communities, Equality, families, inequality, low-income, NYC, policies, politics, poverty, public policy, recession, The New School, unemployment, women, workforceComment
“Green-Collar” Jobs: A Solution to NYC’s Environmental and Workforce Ills?

Across the U.S., labor and political leaders advocate investment in a green economic recovery to boost employment and address climate change. Last year, Congress passed the Green Jobs Act which, if fully funded, would allocate $125 million to train workers in green trades. The Presidential candidates have sought even greater investments in green infrastructure.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramerclimate change, communities, community infrastructure, economy, employment, environment, green, Green Jobs Act, green trades, infrastructure, investment, jobs, policies, politics, presidential election, public policy, urban development, urban policy, workforceComment