Heather Boushey
Senior Economist
Heather Boushey is Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Her research focuses on employment, social policy, and family economic well-being. Much of her current work focuses on the Great Recession’s impact on workers and their families, as well as policies to promote job creation. She co-edited The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything (Simon & Schuster ebook, 2009) and was a lead author of “Bridging the Gaps,” a 10-state study about how low- and -moderate-income working families are left out of work support programs. Her research has been published in academic journals and has been covered in The Washington Post, Newsweek, and a variety of other media outlets, including The New York Times, where she was called one of the “most vibrant voices in the field.” She also spearheaded a successful campaign to save the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation from devastating budget cuts.
Boushey received her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research and her B.A. from Hampshire College. She has held an economist position with the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Economic Policy Institute, where she was a co-author of their flagship publication, The State of Working America 2002/3. She grew up in a union family in Mukilteo, Washington, and now lives with her husband, Todd Tucker, in Washington, D.C.
Articles by Heather Boushey
- Strengthening the Middle Class: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women, March 11, 2010
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Strengthening the Middle Class: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women,
March 11, 2010
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Our Working Nation,
March 8, 2010
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Lack of Robust Job Creation Is a Worrisome Trend,
March 5, 2010
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Work and Family Are Middle-Class Issues,
March 2, 2010
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Triggers that Work,
February 22, 2010
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A Better Way to Help the Unemployed,
February 9, 2010
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Social Security Cares 101,
February 5, 2010
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The Foundations of Economic Recovery and Growth,
January 28, 2010
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The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict,
January 25, 2010
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The Recession Marches On,
January 8, 2010
- Weathering the Storm: Creating Jobs in the Recession, December 9, 2009
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Weathering the Storm: Creating Jobs in the Recession,
December 9, 2009
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Obama’s Right: Job Creation Is Paramount,
December 8, 2009
- Keeping a First Line of Defense for the Jobless, December 7, 2009
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What the Federal Government Can Do,
December 6, 2009
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The Great Recession Is Over, but Will It Be a Great Recovery?,
December 4, 2009
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Meeting the Jobs Challenge,
December 2, 2009
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A Job Saved Is as Good as a Job Created,
November 19, 2009
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Unemployment Rises Above 10 Percent for the First Time in 26 Years,
November 6, 2009
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The Recession Brings Higher Unemployment to Unmarried Women ,
November 6, 2009
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Job Prospects Remain Dim for Millions of Workers,
October 2, 2009
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Family Income Free Fall,
September 10, 2009
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Interactive Graphic: Equal Work Without Equal Pay,
September 8, 2009
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A Good Job Is Hard to Find,
September 4, 2009
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Confronting the Gloves-Off Economy,
September 1, 2009
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Interactive Graphic: More Families Must Rely on Women Wage Earners,
August 7, 2009
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Women Breadwinners, Men Unemployed,
July 20, 2009
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Uneven Job Losses,
July 17, 2009
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Recession Still Plagues Workers,
July 2, 2009
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Interactive Graphic: Women Still Primary Breadwinners,
July 2, 2009
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Paid Sick Days, a Luxury in the U.S.,
June 25, 2009
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Spring Is Not Yet Awakening, Says the Federal Reserve, with Good Reason,
June 24, 2009
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Insight from the States on Economic Recovery,
June 19, 2009
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Helping Breadwinners When It Can’t Wait,
June 8, 2009
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Ask the Expert: Using Social Security to Ensure Paid Family and Medical Leave,
June 8, 2009
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Interactive Graphic: Women Breadwinners More Important than Ever ,
June 5, 2009
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Paid Sick Days Benefit Workers, Employers,
May 27, 2009
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Interactive Map: As General Motors Goes, So Goes the Nation,
May 22, 2009
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Unemployed—and Staying That Way,
May 8, 2009
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Infographic: Gender and the Recession,
May 8, 2009
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Flawed Flu Prescription,
May 6, 2009
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Infografía: La Importancia de las Mujeres como Sostén del Hogar,
May 1, 2009
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Infographic: The Importance of Women Breadwinners,
April 30, 2009
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Must Servers Ask: Swine Flu with Your Entrée?,
April 28, 2009
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Why Aren’t We There Yet?,
April 27, 2009
- Will Economic Trends Change Family Dynamics?, April 22, 2009
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Will Economic Trends Change Family Dynamics?,
April 22, 2009
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Interactive Map: Increased Job Losses in Nearly Every State,
April 20, 2009
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No Good News for Workers,
April 3, 2009
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How to Help the Economy, and Families,
March 29, 2009
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Interactive Map: More Job Losses in Every State,
March 27, 2009
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Interactive Map: Unemployment Rising in Every State,
March 11, 2009
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For Workers, The Grim News Just Keeps Coming,
March 6, 2009
- Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace Policies, March 3, 2009
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Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace Policies,
March 3, 2009
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Economic Stimulus Forum: Let's Get People Back to Work!,
February 27, 2009
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Economic Analysis: Heather Boushey,
February 22, 2009
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Compromising Women’s Jobs,
February 9, 2009
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Video: How the Recovery Package Creates Jobs,
February 9, 2009
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Job Losses Continue at Accelerated Pace,
February 6, 2009
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Interactive Map: Job Losses Increase in a Majority of States,
January 27, 2009
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Equal Pay for Breadwinners,
January 22, 2009
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Labor Market Free Fall,
January 9, 2009
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Fair Pay Is Critical as the Recession Deepens,
January 8, 2009
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The Stimulus: Four Reasons We Can't Afford Not to Have One,
January 6, 2009
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Time to Upgrade Windows: New Green Jobs for the Construction Industry,
December 16, 2008
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New Evidence of Worsening Problems: Falling Employer-Based Coverage,
April 14, 2004
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Proposed Welfare Reform Changes Put Working Moms in a Bind,
March 4, 2004
