I only knew about @InsightCCED’s important, groundbreaking work under @AnnePriceICCED and had no idea about these internal challenges. I hope her story leads to serious reflection & action from nonprofit boards about equitable pay and practices, especially supporting Black women.
The entire program staff announced their plans to resign on December 31 in solidarity with Price. In the staff’s resignation letter, they called out the board as a key factor for why they were all leaving. phlnthrp.com/3P8MpEY
The answer to this question is ALWAYS Black people, Black women specifically. Policy makers should have a razor focus on lifting up Black women which will in turn, help us all. #BeyondTheNumbers
Q2: Racial and gender disparities in our labor market are deeply baked, and many workers are being left behind in this recovery.
Who is being left out of economic prosperity and what should policymakers do about it?
#BeyondTheNumbers#JobsDay
The root cause of this railroad worker crisis is the disgraceful fact that we have no uniform PAID LEAVE policy in the U.S that protects ALL workers. Forcing this agreement doesn't change that.
We are so good at incorrectly diagnosing problems and spinning in our wheels.
Programs like the Magnolia Mother's Trust help build racial and gender equity through cash, a necessary strategy @jhumpa_b & @yvonnegraphy researched in our most recent report: insightcced.org/making-sure-…
A key takeaway from this new research: "infant and maternal health in Black families at the top of the income distribution is markedly worse than that of white families at the bottom of the income distribution."
This is one of the many reasons we urge policymakers to target #guaranteedincome to address systemic inequities in our recent report, Making Sure the Shoe Fits insightcced.org/making-sure-…
ALT White man in a big house with the words "I have a lower credit score surrounding him". Black woman in small house with "I have a higher credit score" surrounding her.
In this week's #SpotlightExclusive, @jhumpa_b and @yvonnegraphy talk about the positive impacts targeting guaranteed income to the people who need it most can have towards alleviating poverty. Read their piece here: ow.ly/BqXx50LGmvY