EPI’s expert team of women economists discussed pertinent issues facing workers and their families, including the minimum wage, paid sick leave, child care, and mandatory arbitration which disproportionately impact women and communities of color.

Attendees learned more about EPI’s work and met some of our dynamic staff who are helping to fuel the progressive economics movement.

Featured Speakers

• Emma García, Economist
• Elise Gould, Senior Economist
• Thea Lee, President of the Economic Policy Institute
• Monique Morrissey, Economist
• Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy
• Jhacova Williams, Economist
• Valerie Wilson, Economist and Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy

What: Women in Economics Forum

Who: EPI women economists

When: Tuesday, October 22
6 p.m.–8 p.m. Eastern

Where: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
320 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017