Vicki Shabo

Vicki Shabo

Senior Fellow, Better Life Lab, Better Life Lab at New America
Washington, District of Columbia

Vicki Shabo is one of the nation’s leading experts on gender equity and work. At New America, Shabo focuses on charting a path to winning paid family and medical leave for every working person in the United States, no matter where they live or work or the job they hold. She works closely with policymakers, advocates, researchers and business leaders on policy design and advocacy strategies. In addition, Shabo is analyzing 2020 races for U.S. President and Congress to understand how candidates and the media are addressing issues related to paid leave, pay equity, workplace harassment, and child care.

Stories featuring Vicki Shabo

The Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community Phase II sought to find and foster the most effective and innovative strategies to accelerate social ...
Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation CommunityMay 3, 2023
Smiling Family With Parents Giving Children Piggyback Rides In Garden At Home
Contact: Lindsay Broyhill Ascend at the Aspen Institute lindsay.broyhill@aspeninstitute.org  Bold Leaders to Advance Innovative Strateg...
BlogJuly 22, 2020
Family Prosperity convening III
In February, Ascend launched the Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to bring together...
BlogDecember 20, 2018

Convenings Featuring Vicki Shabo

Location: Virtual
On Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s Family Prosperity Innovation Community hosted a panel discussion about the recently proposed federal legislation on paid leave. This webinar presented how and why this proposed legislation...
ConveningJune 1, 2021
Location: Aspen, CO (in-person) & Live Webcast (virtual)
In 2017, Ascend launched the Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community, a learning and action initiative that developed bold strategies that strengthen parents’ and families’ employment, economic security, and health and well-being. Six...
ConveningOctober 17, 2019