The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

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We advance strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. as.pn/eop

Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual webinar, “Beyond 9 to 5: Facilitating Good Jobs for People with Unpredictable Schedules,” on January 21, 2026, 2:00–3:15 p.m. ET. Event details and RSVP link: as.pn/beyond9to5 appear in white. The image shows the panel of speakers.
Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual webinar, “Big Impact, Big Challenges: Lessons from Collaborating with Large Businesses to Improve Job Quality,” on October 9, 2:00–3:15 p.m. ET. Event details and RSVP link as.pn/largebiz appear in bold white text over a semi-transparent blue box. The background shows multiple floors inside a busy building, possibly symbolizing the scale and impact of large businesses on job quality.
Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual event, “The Future of Equal Opportunity” and the date September 4, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The event title and RSVP link “as.pn/equalopportunity,” appear in bold white text on a black background. In the foreground is an image featuring silhouettes of heads.
Rectangular social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers,” happening March 19, at 2:00 pm EDT on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and the RSVP link (as.pn/trucking). There are headshots of the speakers from left to right: Desiree Wood, (REAL Women in Trucking, Inc.), Robin Hutcheson, (Hutcheson Advisory), Rebecca King, (Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLL), Michael Muñoz, (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)), Steve Viscelli, (University of Pennsylvania), and Alana Semuels, (TIME Magazine)
Rectangular social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In,” happening Feb 26, at 2:00 pm EST on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and the RSVP link (as.pn/reentry). There are headshots of the speakers from left to right, Daryl V. Atkinson (Forward Justice), Beth Avery (National Employment Law Project), Sharon Dietrich (Community Legal Services), Sappho Fulton (Womxn Beyond Borders), (Minna Long (Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council), and Gina Schaefer (A Few Cool Hardware Stores).
Social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute book talk, “A New Year’s Resolution to Reject Over Work — A Book Talk with Brigid Schulte,” happening January 16 at 2 pm EST on Zoom. The RSVP link is as.pn/overwork and the hashtag is #TalkOpportunity. The image shows a photo of Brigid Schulte.
Social media image for the event, "Washington's Shift: What's Ahead for Middle Class Prosperity," happening December 12, 2024, from 8:00 to 9:30 AM at the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H St. NW, Washington DC. The image includes a photo of speaker Maureen Conway, a vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Institute's Economic Opportunities Program.
Rectangular social media graphic for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Workplace Democracy: Sharing Power and Decision Making at Work,” happening November 20, at 2:00 pm ET on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and it is made up of colorful overlapping silhouettes of people voting.
Square social media graphic for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Workplace Democracy: Sharing Power and Decision Making at Work,” happening November 20, at 2:00 pm ET on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and it is made up of colorful overlapping silhouettes of people voting.