University of Wisconsin–Madison

Closing the Women's Wealth Gap-What it Is, Why it Matters, and What Can Be Done About It

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town, County, National, State
State(s) All States
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice
This report aims to inform a national discussion about the women’s wealth gap, and to catalyze movement towards policy and practical solutions that build wealth for low-income women and women of color. The report begins with an overview of what wealth is and why it matters; it summarizes some key data on the causes and effects of the wealth gap; and it points to promising policy and practical solutions, proposed or underway at the national, state, and local levels.

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