The Real New Deal: Spend Stimulus Money on Women and Girls
The United States government is about to borrow and spend an unprecedented amount of money to revitalize an economy staggered by a global pandemic and try and lift a nation at odds with itself. To enhance the odds that investment will pay off, there is one sure path: spend it on women and girls.
While the Biden administration and Republicans in Congress wrangle over the scope of stimulus and whether it should be spent on bridges and tunnels or electric cars and elder care, they should also work to close the gender pay gap and address the wealth inequality problem in America. If you look at stimulus through this lens, massive growth will be balanced with environmental gains, a more vital small business community, better health care, enhanced public safety and more trust in public institutions.