Lucie Prewitt

Lucie Prewitt, Research Project Manager of The Care Board, combines her lived experience as a caregiver with expertise in economic research, survey methodology, and project management. She oversees surveys and research projects exploring caregiving’s economic and social impacts, while leading communications efforts and acting as editor of The Care Board Blog Series. Lucie holds a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from SMU and a master's degree in economics from American University, where she was part of the Program on Gender Analysis in Economics. Her experience includes roles at the Care Work and the Economy Project and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, where she authored insights on gender and racial wage gaps, the care economy, and negotiation outcomes.

Selected Publications:

• The Wage Gap for Mothers by State
• The Wage Gap for Black Women by State
• Gender and Racial Wage Gaps Persist as the Economy Recovers
• Making Care Count
• When Women Ask, Does Curiosity Help?