The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
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In addition to Bluesky, you can also find us on...
– Facebook: facebook.com/AspenEOP/
– Instagram: instagram.com/aspeneop/
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Child labor is making a comeback — and advocates are fighting back. Join @aspeneop.bsky.social Nov 19 for Backsliding on Child Protections with NC Field, Farmworker Justice, NCL, EPI & Iowa AFL-CIO.
Register: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/backs... #TalkOpportunity
Register: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/backs... #TalkOpportunity
Backsliding on Child Protections: The Return of Child Labor in the US
November 19
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October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Child labor is making a comeback — and advocates are fighting back. Join @aspeneop.bsky.social Nov 19 for Backsliding on Child Protections with NC Field, Farmworker Justice, NCL, EPI & Iowa AFL-CIO.
Register: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/backs... #TalkOpportunity
Register: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/backs... #TalkOpportunity
Latino success is America’s success. Explore how Latino entrepreneurs, workers, and innovators are redefining the future of opportunity in the US.Watch our conversation from 2018, hosted in partnership with @AspenLatinos: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/drive...
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#HispanicHeritageMonth
How Will Latinos Shape the Future of the American Dream?
How can we secure economic stability and mobility for Latino workers, families, and communities?
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October 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Latino success is America’s success. Explore how Latino entrepreneurs, workers, and innovators are redefining the future of opportunity in the US.Watch our conversation from 2018, hosted in partnership with @AspenLatinos: www.aspeninstitute.org/events/drive...
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#HispanicHeritageMonth
💡 Big impact, big challenges: Experts from the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, WORC, Talent Rewire, and WorkLife Partnership explore strategies to improve frontline jobs. Oct. 9, 2 – 3:15pm ET. RSVP → as.pn/largebiz #JobQuality
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
💡 Big impact, big challenges: Experts from the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, WORC, Talent Rewire, and WorkLife Partnership explore strategies to improve frontline jobs. Oct. 9, 2 – 3:15pm ET. RSVP → as.pn/largebiz #JobQuality
Congratulations to all 17 new @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program #JobQuality Fellows! These leaders will come together and focus on fixing work in the South and creating an economy that works for all, this coming year. Learn more: www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/job...
October 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congratulations to all 17 new @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program #JobQuality Fellows! These leaders will come together and focus on fixing work in the South and creating an economy that works for all, this coming year. Learn more: www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/job...
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I’ve been finding solace by stepping away from the headlines and spending time with the fighters. And so it was an honor to moderate @staceyabrams.com and @profmpastor.bsky.social at @eop.aspeninstitute.org's Future of Equal Opportunity conversation -- watch the convo: youtu.be/EGb6KgLlTAk?...
The Future of Equal Opportunity
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September 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’ve been finding solace by stepping away from the headlines and spending time with the fighters. And so it was an honor to moderate @staceyabrams.com and @profmpastor.bsky.social at @eop.aspeninstitute.org's Future of Equal Opportunity conversation -- watch the convo: youtu.be/EGb6KgLlTAk?...
Skills-based hiring can open doors for workers who are too often overlooked — and help businesses find the talent they need.
Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, BMOBank, and Cara Collective today at 1– 2 p.m. ET to learn more.
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/banki...
Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, BMOBank, and Cara Collective today at 1– 2 p.m. ET to learn more.
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/banki...
Banking on Skills: Cara Collective and BMO Bank Partner for Change
This conversation explored the role of leadership development in the workforce development ecosystem in Tucson, AZ
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September 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Skills-based hiring can open doors for workers who are too often overlooked — and help businesses find the talent they need.
Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, BMOBank, and Cara Collective today at 1– 2 p.m. ET to learn more.
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/banki...
Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, BMOBank, and Cara Collective today at 1– 2 p.m. ET to learn more.
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/banki...
📢 New from UpSkill America’s Haley Glover @aspeninstitute.bsky.social:
Employers want skills, not just degrees. But AI resumes, fraud, & misalignment remain big challenges.
Check out our early findings on employer trust and skills validation:
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/e...
Employers want skills, not just degrees. But AI resumes, fraud, & misalignment remain big challenges.
Check out our early findings on employer trust and skills validation:
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/e...
Early Findings: Employer Perspectives on Skills Validation and Trust
In our prior research, we’ve heard loud and clear from employers that: Late this summer, we released a survey to employers, asking them a variety of questions about skills validation, among other rela...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📢 New from UpSkill America’s Haley Glover @aspeninstitute.bsky.social:
Employers want skills, not just degrees. But AI resumes, fraud, & misalignment remain big challenges.
Check out our early findings on employer trust and skills validation:
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/e...
Employers want skills, not just degrees. But AI resumes, fraud, & misalignment remain big challenges.
Check out our early findings on employer trust and skills validation:
🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/e...
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To make sure AI serves workers—not just tech monopolies—we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Worker Power in the Age of AI Monopolies: Why We Need Structural Solutions Now
Elizabeth Wilkins
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September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
To make sure AI serves workers—not just tech monopolies—we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
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For the first time, the gender wage gap widened 2 yrs in a row according to Census data. In 2024, women working full-time year-round made 81 cents on the dollar, down from 83 cents in 2023 & 84 cents in 2022. The wage gap was even wider for women of color. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
How big is the gender wage gap now? What new Census data shows.
The female-to-male earnings ratio fell in 2024 to 80.9% from 82.7% in 2023. In 2022, the ratio was 84%.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
For the first time, the gender wage gap widened 2 yrs in a row according to Census data. In 2024, women working full-time year-round made 81 cents on the dollar, down from 83 cents in 2023 & 84 cents in 2022. The wage gap was even wider for women of color. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
To make sure AI serves workers we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more about #AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this blog post for the Aspen Institute: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more about #AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this blog post for the Aspen Institute: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Worker Power in the Age of AI Monopolies: Why We Need Structural Solutions Now
Elizabeth Wilkins
www.aspeninstitute.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To make sure AI serves workers we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more about #AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this blog post for the Aspen Institute: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more about #AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this blog post for the Aspen Institute: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
📚 As kids head back to school, many carry more than books — they carry the weight of economic stress at home. Good jobs with fair pay, stability, and dignity aren’t just for workers. They’re essential for children’s learning, health, and future: thehill.com/opinion/fina... @matthelmer.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
📚 As kids head back to school, many carry more than books — they carry the weight of economic stress at home. Good jobs with fair pay, stability, and dignity aren’t just for workers. They’re essential for children’s learning, health, and future: thehill.com/opinion/fina... @matthelmer.bsky.social
🚍 Good jobs mean little if workers can’t reach them — and inadequate transportation keeps too many from opportunity. But solutions exist, and we can do better. Read more in this #LaborDay blog from our own Maxwell Johnson: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/t...
To improve economic opportunity, we need better transit
Going to morning class meant a four-hour journey by bus and shuttle for J, an adult vocational education student in Louisiana’s Capital Region. The drive to campus would have been 25 minutes by car, b...
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August 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🚍 Good jobs mean little if workers can’t reach them — and inadequate transportation keeps too many from opportunity. But solutions exist, and we can do better. Read more in this #LaborDay blog from our own Maxwell Johnson: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/t...
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Thrilled to be moderating The Future of Equal Opportunity with @eop.aspeninstitute.org next week.
I’ll be in conversation with luminaries like @staceyabrams.com , @kotagaleeoc.bsky.social , and @profmpastor.bsky.social to talk about the attacks on equity and how we can turn the tide around.
I’ll be in conversation with luminaries like @staceyabrams.com , @kotagaleeoc.bsky.social , and @profmpastor.bsky.social to talk about the attacks on equity and how we can turn the tide around.
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thrilled to be moderating The Future of Equal Opportunity with @eop.aspeninstitute.org next week.
I’ll be in conversation with luminaries like @staceyabrams.com , @kotagaleeoc.bsky.social , and @profmpastor.bsky.social to talk about the attacks on equity and how we can turn the tide around.
I’ll be in conversation with luminaries like @staceyabrams.com , @kotagaleeoc.bsky.social , and @profmpastor.bsky.social to talk about the attacks on equity and how we can turn the tide around.
🏛️ Which policies can help make equal opportunity real? On Sept 4, join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program and leading experts to explore strategies for equity and economic mobility.
🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity
#TalkOpportunity
🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity
#TalkOpportunity
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🏛️ Which policies can help make equal opportunity real? On Sept 4, join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program and leading experts to explore strategies for equity and economic mobility.
🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity
#TalkOpportunity
🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity
#TalkOpportunity
For an increasing number of workers, algorithms are the boss. Autonomous, data-driven technologies set schedules, monitor workers, and determine pay. Learn about the effects of algorithmic management on #JobQuality and ways to protect workers' interests. www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/r...
Resource Roundup: Algorithmic Management
While some workers worry that artificial intelligence might spell their replacement, others have found that technology has become their boss. An increasing number of workers receive their schedules fr...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
For an increasing number of workers, algorithms are the boss. Autonomous, data-driven technologies set schedules, monitor workers, and determine pay. Learn about the effects of algorithmic management on #JobQuality and ways to protect workers' interests. www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/r...
📃 A new report from the Aspen Institute, “Fixing Work: Recent Lessons from the Field,” shares lessons from 20+ changemakers working to create good jobs with dignity, equity & opportunity. Read more and RSVP for the July 22 webinar: as.pn/fixingwork
Fixing Work: Recent Lessons from the Field
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program will soon release a report, Fixing Work: Lessons from Job Quality Practitioners, based on in-depth interviews with more than 20 leaders across the co...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📃 A new report from the Aspen Institute, “Fixing Work: Recent Lessons from the Field,” shares lessons from 20+ changemakers working to create good jobs with dignity, equity & opportunity. Read more and RSVP for the July 22 webinar: as.pn/fixingwork
“Job quality is about how we choose to treat one another in our economic systems.” Discover how embedding #JobQuality into business practices not only benefits workers but also leads to stronger communities. Read more in this blog from @maureenc.bsky.social: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/g...
Good Jobs, Stronger Communities: The Case for Creating a Job Quality Practice
For too long, poor job quality has been accepted as inevitable. It is not. It is possible to improve work.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Job quality is about how we choose to treat one another in our economic systems.” Discover how embedding #JobQuality into business practices not only benefits workers but also leads to stronger communities. Read more in this blog from @maureenc.bsky.social: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/g...
Who gets to design markets? Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social’s Economic Opportunities Program on June 5 at 3pm for a book talk with author @c-hughes.bsky.social and moderator @nataliefoster.bsky.social on the values, decisions, and power dynamics behind our economy. 🔗Sign up: as.pn/marketcrafters
Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle To Shape the American Economy — A Book Talk with Chris Hughes
Markets and our economy don’t just happen — they’re crafted. While we often hear about the “free market” as a natural force governed by the invisible hand, the reality is far more intentional.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Who gets to design markets? Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social’s Economic Opportunities Program on June 5 at 3pm for a book talk with author @c-hughes.bsky.social and moderator @nataliefoster.bsky.social on the values, decisions, and power dynamics behind our economy. 🔗Sign up: as.pn/marketcrafters
Generation Beta is set for a work-life unlike any other — expect multiple careers and new jobs that haven't been invented yet. Prudential’s Dylan Tyson shares some retirement insights in this blog for the Aspen Institute’s #FutureOfWork series. www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/t...
The Changing Face of Retirement and the Future of Work: Big questions and Bold Solutions Next-gen retirement strategies will be central to the future of work
What will retirement look like in the future and what does it mean for the future of work? How can we ensure that current workers as well as future generations, like the most recently born members of ...
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May 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Generation Beta is set for a work-life unlike any other — expect multiple careers and new jobs that haven't been invented yet. Prudential’s Dylan Tyson shares some retirement insights in this blog for the Aspen Institute’s #FutureOfWork series. www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/t...
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"All jobs should be good jobs. And, more importantly, all jobs CAN be good jobs."
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Here, @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social introduces the #GoodJobs Compass, a new tool that supports #workers and guides us all toward a better economy.
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Here, @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social introduces the #GoodJobs Compass, a new tool that supports #workers and guides us all toward a better economy.
April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"All jobs should be good jobs. And, more importantly, all jobs CAN be good jobs."
🧭 🆕 🧭
Here, @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social introduces the #GoodJobs Compass, a new tool that supports #workers and guides us all toward a better economy.
🧭 🆕 🧭
Here, @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social introduces the #GoodJobs Compass, a new tool that supports #workers and guides us all toward a better economy.
In his book “There Is No Place for Us,” journalist @brian-goldstone.bsky.social exposes how the decline of work and pay in the US has left many full-time workers homeless. Join @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social for a virtual book talk TODAY at 3:00 pm ET. RSVP: as.pn/workinghomeless
Working and Homeless in America — A Book Talk with Brian Goldstone
“There Is No Place for Us” not only brings these unseen lives into focus but also forces us to confront a pressing question: If hard work is no longer enough to keep a roof over one’s head, what does ...
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April 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In his book “There Is No Place for Us,” journalist @brian-goldstone.bsky.social exposes how the decline of work and pay in the US has left many full-time workers homeless. Join @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social for a virtual book talk TODAY at 3:00 pm ET. RSVP: as.pn/workinghomeless
When people are given the resources and structure to succeed, they don’t just show up--they thrive. This new MDRC study shows that direct cash assistance significantly reduces recidivism and promotes stable, sustainable futures for formerly incarcerated people.
www.ceoworks.org/releases-and...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When people are given the resources and structure to succeed, they don’t just show up--they thrive. This new MDRC study shows that direct cash assistance significantly reduces recidivism and promotes stable, sustainable futures for formerly incarcerated people.
www.ceoworks.org/releases-and...
www.ceoworks.org/releases-and...
In his new book, “There Is No Place for Us,” journalist Brian Goldstone exposes how the decline of work and pay in the US has left many full-time workers homeless. Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social's @maureenc.bsky.social for a virtual book talk on April 30 at 3pm ET. RSVP: as.pn/workinghomeless
Working and Homeless in America — A Book Talk with Brian Goldstone
“There Is No Place for Us” not only brings these unseen lives into focus but also forces us to confront a pressing question: If hard work is no longer enough to keep a roof over one’s head, what does ...
as.pn
April 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In his new book, “There Is No Place for Us,” journalist Brian Goldstone exposes how the decline of work and pay in the US has left many full-time workers homeless. Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social's @maureenc.bsky.social for a virtual book talk on April 30 at 3pm ET. RSVP: as.pn/workinghomeless