Senior Researcher, Yvonne Liu writes about how stimulus monies can create green and equitable jobs.

Here is an excerpt from Yvonne's article in Yes! Magazine:

"The most successful green jobs programs have been designed to benefit women and people of color, and have included clear measurements of success. Without data collection on these indicators to establish a baseline and to measure progress over time, women and people of color will be left out. Specific measures of equity include, but are not limited to, green jobs that provide at least a living wage and a clear pathway for professional development, elimination of employment barriers to people of color (such as those with prior convictions), and qualitative improvements to community and workplace health, safety and environment...If equity factors prominently into the equation, an expanded green economy has tremendous potential to positively transform our communities, sustain the environment, and lift the quality of all our lives. But this won’t happen by chance. We must work to ensure that equity—gender, racial and economic equity—is central to green principles and practice. Federal government programs are crucial for funding green equity initiatives, but ultimately the power to advance equity in the green economy lies in local communities."

You can read the full article here.