Overview
Social factors outside of work have profound effects on people’s ability to navigate and achieve upward mobility in the labor market. Family caregiving responsibilities, poor physical and mental health, a lack of reliable transportation, and food and housing insecurity can limit workers’ opportunities for mobility if supports such as child care, health care, coaching, transportation, and food and housing assistance aren’t in place.
Working Knowledge
Federal policy
June 28, 2022
Roe v. Wade’s Reversal Poses a Disproportionate Threat to Black Women’s Economic Mobility
The June 24 US Supreme Court ruling, which struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, will undermine Black women’s educational attainment, occupational outcomes, and lifetime earnings.
Supportive services
March 15, 2022
What Happens If We Make Child Care Assistance Available to More Parents in Education and Training?
Reducing restrictions in the public child care subsidy program would allow more parents to receive assistance to go back to school, enabling them to complete a credential, raise their earnings, and reduce child poverty.
Research
Supportive services
March 15, 2022
Expanding Child Care Subsidies to Parents in Education and Training
A fact sheet summarizes findings from a new WorkRise report that models a hypothetical policy scenario where more parents in education and training were eligible for and received public child care subsidies.
Supportive services
March 15, 2022
Implications of Providing Child Care Assistance to Parents In Education and Training
New WorkRise research uses microsimulation to model a hypothetical policy scenario where more parents in education and training were eligible for and received public child care subsidies.