Licensing Benefits Women and Minorities

What is happening? States are pushing to downgrade professional licensing requirements.

Why is this important? The license narrows the gender-driven wage gap

How will this be important? The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing says that licensing increases wages by 6.5%. Women and minorities in job fields requiring advanced education and training benefit from licensing. More than 70% believe we need to regulate professionals in accounting, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture and related fields with high impact on the public’s health, safety and welfare

Governing | The Dangerous Push to Downgrade Professional Licensing