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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has introduced a new 2020 plan on Friday to improve the working conditions and pay for women of color, relying on the power of executive orders that she would sign Day 1 of her presidency.
The big picture: Warren says these executive actions are part of a broader plan to ensure equal opportunities and financial security for women of color. Warren has outlined plans for universal child care, affordable housing and student debt cancellation.
Details:
- Warren will deny federal contracts to companies that have poor records of prioritizing diversity and equal pay.
- She plans to ban federal contractors from asking job applicants for past salaries and criminal histories.
- All federal contractors must increase their minimum wages to $15 and provide benefits.
- Warren plans to support diversity in the federal government by creating paid fellowship programs for minority and low-income applicants.
- She says her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will closely monitor fields in which women are more likely to face discrimination, but fail to report it.
Go deeper: Elizabeth Warren on the issues, in under 500 words