Listen "Taking Inventory of Retail Jobs: A Discussion on Work in the Retail Industry"
Episode Synopsis
This event features Carrie Gleason (Executive Director, Retail Action Project), Kim Owen (Former Vice President of Human Resources, QuikTrip Corporation), Zeynep Ton (Adjunct Associate Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management), and moderator Steven Greenhouse (Labor and Workplace Reporter, The New York Times).
This event is part of Reinventing Low-Wage Work, a discussion series hosted by the Economic Opportunities Program that advances conversations about the nature of low-wage work, the challenges it presents to workers, businesses, and the economy, and the opportunities we have for addressing these challenges. Learn more at as.pn/rlww.
The Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. For more information, visit our website at as.pn/eop. Learn about new events and activities by joining our mailing list (as.pn/eopmail) and following us on social media (as.pn/eopsocial).
This event is part of Reinventing Low-Wage Work, a discussion series hosted by the Economic Opportunities Program that advances conversations about the nature of low-wage work, the challenges it presents to workers, businesses, and the economy, and the opportunities we have for addressing these challenges. Learn more at as.pn/rlww.
The Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. For more information, visit our website at as.pn/eop. Learn about new events and activities by joining our mailing list (as.pn/eopmail) and following us on social media (as.pn/eopsocial).
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