Eve Mefferd

Policy Researcher. @UrbanInstitute LHP. She/Her. Committed to intersectional race, class, and labor justice. Tweets = my own opinions.

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

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

[Justin B. Doromal @JustinBDoromal]

on the Pay Equity Fund & early educators' financial well-being: https://t.co/b3fhchMEqH

on how the Pay Equity Fund helps advance pay parity, retention, and care quality goals: https://t.co/nefCAZ4aeH

on the benefits directors report seeing in the field: https://t.co/YTNndMUHXM

[Justin B. Doromal @JustinBDoromal]

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

[Heather Sandstrom @HM_Sandstrom]

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
https://t.co/41Otwo135L

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

¿Embarazada? ¿Acaba de dar a luz? ¿Extrayendo leche? ¡Conozca sus derechos en el lugar de trabajo!
https://t.co/RGguuvSuj4

[Tradeswomen Taskforce @Tradeswomen_TF]

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: https://t.co/q349mic515

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

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: https://t.co/8EFGb6qW5K

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

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! https://t.co/8EFGb6qW5K

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

New on @Housing360: Atlanta’s @TransHousingCo shows how trans-led organizations can reduce homelessness & support housing stability for trans women https://t.co/AFsrZtGoba

[Dr. Dawn M Dow @Dawn_M_Dow]

The US Child Care System Relies on Women of Color, but Structural Barriers Systematically Disadvantage Them- https://t.co/STRQSksu6u @EveMefferd @diane_schilder @urbaninstitute

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

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

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

Why some Black women home-based early educators are forced to work without a salary: https://t.co/MRQfdSCWAk

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

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. https://t.co/hHQbKeWBxm

[Erica Greenberg @EricaHGreenberg]

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. https://t.co/IUE66qEsoO

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

¡Ahora en español! Experiencias de Padres del Condado de Austin/Travis con el Cuidado Infantil en Horarios no Tradicionales #AustinTx @GoAustinVamos @AVANCEAustin
https://t.co/yQ66dAfis8

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

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.
https://t.co/g48D0wVK5N

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

@ArianeIWPR 👏👏👏👏
webinar- https://t.co/uuwGcwYlL4
report- https://t.co/aeQuK9jp8y

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

Insufficient child care during nontraditional hours has hurt families and employers in Austin, Texas, find @diane_schilder, @CaryTLou, & @dawn_m_dow: https://t.co/UaTUCZ9tOR

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

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. https://t.co/d3KZiGIsOv

[Eve Mefferd @EveMefferd]

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. https://t.co/Pmgbfaj34Y