Kate Bahn

Dr. Kate Bahn is an Economist at the Center for American Progress and a co-founder of LadyEconomists.

Abortion access

The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy

The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.

Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’

Reading the economist’s book through a feminist lens reveals the need for a richer array of anti-inequality policies.

Aug 6, 2014 / The Curve / Kathleen Geier, Kate Bahn, Joelle Gamble, Zillah Eisenstein, and Heather Boushey

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