Rules of Our Economy Are Harming People of Color, Women, and Immigrants During COVID-19
This fact sheet released by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development provides an analysis of a selection of jobs most likely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in California. The jobs most at risk are overwhelmingly low-wage [...]
Centering Blackness: The Path to Economic Liberation for All
Before the COVID-19 crisis, there was growing recognition that structural racism perpetuates unequal and adverse life outcomes for Black people. The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 project shed light on how Black people and their [...]
Re-Imagining a Bay Area Workforce System Grounded in Racial and Gender Equity
Re-imagining a Bay Area Workforce System Grounded in Racial and Gender Equity, a report released by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, examines how women and people of color have made untold contributions across industries, [...]
Don’t Fixate on the Racial Wealth Gap: Focus on Undoing Its Root Causes
Inequality is a defining American issue, and perhaps no measure more accurately exemplifies the failures and injustices of historic and current-day economic decisions than the “racial wealth gap.” In the current political moment—when bold ideas [...]
Baby Bonds: A Universal Path to Ensure the Next Generation Has the Capital to Thrive
A new report released today by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development in collaboration with The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University explores a potential universal approach to address issues of [...]
Issue Brief | Latinx Families in the Golden State: When Working Hard Isn’t Enough
New Data Highlights Income and Job Inequities for California's Largest Ethnic Group Despite a growing economy in California, Latinx families are systematically being left behind and struggling to get by. The Insight Center report, titled Latinx Families [...]