SOURCES & CITATIONS

  1. “Opportunity is distributed (and reinforced) along racial and socioeconomic lines.” - Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States, OPPORTUNITY INSIGHTS (source, inc. chart)

  2. “In the 1940s 90% of children grew up to earn more than their parents. Today, 50% 2” - Opportunity Insights at Harvard University (source, inc. chart)

  3. “Economic mobility happens early in careers and then quickly diminishes” - Stuck on the ladder: Wealth mobility is low and decreases with age, Brookings,  (source, inc. chart)

  4. “There are over a million more job openings (8.1M) than unemployed people (6.8M) in the U.S.” - Bureau of Labor Statistics (source). Chart (source)

  5. “Up to 80% of all jobs are found through networking”  - Office of Career Strategy at Yale University (source)

  6. “Early work experience increases lifetime earnings by 20%” - Brookings (source)

  7. “Interns earn 27% more in their post-grad job than those without professional experience” - Zippia (source)

  8. “52% of rising senior internships result in full time job offers” - NACE (source)

  9. “Mentees are 5X more likely to be promoted” - Forbes (source)


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