Eve Mefferd

Pay Equity Fund Study #nrcec poster shows nearly 2 out 3 early educators plan to stay at their jobs because of wage boost @EveMefferd @urbaninstitute

on the Pay Equity Fund & early educators' financial well-being: urban.org/research/publi… on how the Pay Equity Fund helps advance pay parity, retention, and care quality goals: urban.org/research/publi… on the benefits directors report seeing in the field: urban.org/research/publi…

In case you missed it: Last week we published a set of fact sheets with reflections from the field on DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. Linking all three in this thread: @HM_Sandstrom @EricaHGreenberg @EveMefferd @victoria_nels

New fact sheets from our study of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund highlight benefits to early educators' financial well-being, staff recruitment and retention, and program quality. @EveMefferd @EricaHGreenberg @JustinBDoromal @victoria_nels urban.org/research/publi…

¿Embarazada? ¿Acaba de dar a luz? ¿Extrayendo leche? ¡Conozca sus derechos en el lugar de trabajo! abetterbalance.org/trabajadoras-e…

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect today, providing groundbreaking protections for millions of pregnant, postpartum, and pumping workers. Learn more about your new rights and how to get the support you need at work from A Better Balance: buff.ly/3NtHcZ7

TODAY: Pregnant and postpartum workers across the country, you now have new rights in the workplace! 🎉🙌 Learn about exercising your rights to stay healthy and maintain your income under the new federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act with our guide: abetterbalance.org/pregnant-postp…

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect 6/27! Today, we’re launching a brand new Know-Your-Rights guide because knowledge is power and we want every pregnant & postpartum worker in this country to know about these groundbreaking new protections! abetterbalance.org/pregnant-postp…

New on @Housing360: Atlanta’s @TransHousingCo shows how trans-led organizations can reduce homelessness & support housing stability for trans women urbn.is/3CrGa9p

The US Child Care System Relies on Women of Color, but Structural Barriers Systematically Disadvantage Them- urban.org/urban-wire/us-… @EveMefferd @diane_schilder @urbaninstitute

My first Urban Wire blog post, live now from the @urbaninstitute!

Why some Black women home-based early educators are forced to work without a salary: urban.org/urban-wire/us-…

Parents shared generally positive reactions to DC's Pay Equity Fund wage supplements, expressing their appreciation for the work that early educators do & how the wage supplements could help offset challenges such as low pay & high cost of living. urbn.is/3MViK1i

Sometimes researchers are lucky enough to tell the story of pathbreaking policy. Our new case study of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund offers important lessons for other jurisdictions seeking to improve compensation in #childcare. urban.org/research/publi…

¡Ahora en español! Experiencias de Padres del Condado de Austin/Travis con el Cuidado Infantil en Horarios no Tradicionales #AustinTx @GoAustinVamos @AVANCEAustin urban.org/research/publi…

New from @urbaninstitute: DC families support the early childhood educator pay equity fund, and they're concerned about the staffing crisis, pointing to low pay, high cost of living, and COVID-19-related challenges pushing out the educators they rely on. urban.org/research/publi…

@ArianeIWPR 👏👏👏👏 webinar- youtube.com/watch?v=GPoNuO… report- iwpr.org/wp-content/upl…

Insufficient child care during nontraditional hours has hurt families and employers in Austin, Texas, find @diane_schilder, @CaryTLou, & @dawn_m_dow: urbn.is/3n3hTSF

In ATX, 18k kids under 6 (1/3 of kids <6 in working families) have parents working nontraditional hours (highest in lower-income families, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial families, and immigrant families) but there are just 2k NTH child care slots listed. urban.org/research/publi…

A lack of affordable and accessible child care during nontraditional hours has major impacts on workers with families-- this brief shares What Policymakers Need to Know about Nontraditional-Hour Child Care in Travis County, TX. urban.org/research/publi…