Future of the Middle Class Initiative
The goal of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative is to improve the quality of life of America’s middle class and to increase the number of people rising to join its ranks. Through independent, non-partisan analysis and policy development, we seek to advance public understanding of challenges facing the middle class and barriers to upward mobility.
![Welding instructor Darlene Thompson, 45, poses for a portrait at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in Los Angeles, California, United States, June 27, 2016. Only 4.8 percent of U.S. welders were women in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Thompson said: "I honestly donÕt care whether it [will] be a woman or a male [president]... What I want is someone who is morally and ethically correct... Right now we need a little peace." Picture taken June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson SEARCH "WOMEN WORKERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1AETRFYUOAC](https://i1.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RTSJBN2-1.jpg?w=234&crop=0%2C11px%2C100%2C134px&ssl=1)
Richard V. Reeves
Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
Director - Future of the Middle Class Initiative
Co-director - Center on Children and Families
2018
Nov
30
Past Event
The 2018 American Family Survey: Attitudes toward #MeToo, economic anxiety, immigration and more
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Washington, DC
2018
Oct
10
Past Event
The forgotten Americans: An economic agenda for a divided nation
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Washington, DC
2018
May
8
Past Event
The future of the middle class
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Washington, DC
