Katica RoyJul 22, 20197 minThe Higher Education Bubble BurstOn June 24, Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would eliminate all student loan debt. If that proposal went into effect, and I...
Katica RoyJun 4, 20196 minThe 19th Amendment Impacted All of Us, And Not In the Way You ThinkIn his first inaugural address, President Lincoln called on “the better angels of our nature” to save the great experiment of American...
Katica RoyMay 24, 20195 minMom Is In Prison And It’s Not Just Her Children Who SufferWe are in the midst of a separation crisis, and I’m not talking about what’s happening at the border. I’m talking about what’s happening...
Katica RoyMay 15, 20193 minJust for Purses and Shoes: The Myth of the Secondary IncomeThere’s an assumption about mom’s income. It proposes that her earnings do not go toward necessities such as food and shelter, but rather...
Katica RoyMay 6, 20194 minHow Social Constructs About Gender Hinder Our Economic PotentialSocial constructs regarding gender hinder women’s economic potential throughout their professional lives. It’s these social constructs...
Katica RoyDec 19, 20183 minThe May 21 U.S. Supreme Court Decision was Bad for Business#EconomicsofGenderEquity #genderequity On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in a trio of cases that was largely...
Katica RoyNov 14, 20183 minBringing the Gender Equity Conversation to the Homefront#EconomicsofGenderEquity #genderequity #GenderMainstreaming By 1989, the labor force participation of women had been increasing for more...
Katica RoyNov 7, 20184 minWhat’s the Cost of Bias in the Startup World?Just two months into my tenure as a female founder and CEO driving business to make the workplace equitable for all, the startup world...
Katica RoyOct 31, 20184 minAn Economic Case for Refugees#immigrant #refugee It was 1956, and for almost two months my father and three eldest sisters lived in a refugee camp in Austria. Then,...
Katica RoyOct 25, 20184 minGender Equity and Kids: When is the Right Time to Start the Conversation?#doublebias #gendernorms I am the mother of a daughter and a son. The gender equity gap matters to me as much for my son as for my...