In order to build wealth and create opportunities in and across underserved communities, and reverse the troubling trends we’re seeing in our economy, we no longer find it defensible to focus on job creation alone. It’s clear that job creation does not itself equate to lasting economic change. And so, we must shift our focus to the creation of higher quality jobs — jobs that are good for workers and their families, good for businesses, and good for communities — enabling us to build an economy that works for everyone.
Each month, we bring you the latest roundup of news from the fight for quality jobs for working people.
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Why diversity programs fail – and what to do about it. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Why diversity is good for business. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Silicon Valley’s “revolution” is for white people, because the investors are all white. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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San Francisco has become one huge metaphor for economic inequality in America. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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The top 1% are leaving everyone else behind. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Another inequality: Urban and rural areas face different realities. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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The link between good jobs and a low-carbon future. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Big corporations are reaping billions from “small business” contracts. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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The JOBS Act, and new tools for raising community capital. Read more >[/block_grid_item][/block_grid]
Beginning this year, PCV has shifted its mission in order to move our economy to one where quality jobs are the norm—not the exception. CDFIs like ours must build consensus around a common definition of a quality job, undertake practical efforts to foster the creation of quality jobs, and measure results to understand what works.