upward mobility

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Having a roof over your head is a fundamental human need and is a foundation for financial stability and upward mobility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Beyond the devastating personal impacts of workplace harassment, it can also cause lasting economic harm to employees by stunting their life-time earnings, undermining their upward mobility and even prompting them to change careers entirely.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

The route to upward mobility in the U.S. used to be to graduate from college, work a stable white-collar job and buy a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

“The current housing market is entrenched in an affordability crisis leaving many average American families feeling excluded from the traditional promise of upward mobility and homeownership,” Miller said on the Wednesday call.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

I had brought my family’s upward mobility out onto the road.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides