Data Galore

Hi everyone,

Get it?  Data?

So often as Caring Economy Conversation Leaders we wish we had just the right example or data point at our fingertips to help make tangible the "big picture" ideas of a caring economy.  But who among us really wants to wade through statistics and policy reports?  (Maybe I should speak for myself on that, but I suspect I'm not alone...)

Those of you in the US will be happy to have these wonderful new fact sheets put together by the Center for American Progress.  I've already used some of the facts that popped off the page to me in the slides for the new Caring Economy Starter Course that we launched last week.  I think you'll find them useful in a similar way.


For example, did you know that only 55.9 percent of workers have the flexibility to adjust their work schedules to care for a child or elderly parent? Because of the danger of losing a job or missing a promotion because of illness, pregnancy, or taking care of a sick loved one, many parents are left to choose between their jobs and their families.  That's just crazy!  We can do better.

Check out these fact sheets here:

• Paid Sick Days by Jane Farrell and Joanna Venator
• Paid Family and Medical Leave by Sarah Jane Glynn
• Workplace Flexibility by Sarah Jane Gynn and Joanna Venator
• The Wage Gap for Women by Sarah Jane Glynn
• Child Care by Sarah Jane Glynn

Also, learn more about the need for paid sick leave from policy analyst Sarah Jane Glynn in this video. 

Let us know which facts you find most incredible, and which you'll be most likely to share with others!

- SS