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The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation

The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation

Barriers, Not Bootstraps: Job Prospects Are Uneven for Young Black Women

Barriers, Not Bootstraps: Job Prospects Are Uneven for Young Black Women

Degrees Don’t Close the Divide: Black Women’s Educational Attainment Doesn’t Translate to Equal Earnings

Degrees Don’t Close the Divide: Black Women’s Educational Attainment Doesn’t Translate to Equal Earnings

More than $140 Billion in Lost Earnings: Abortion Restrictions Continue to Harm Women and Are a Persistent Drag on the Economy

More than $140 Billion in Lost Earnings: Abortion Restrictions Continue to Harm Women and Are a Persistent Drag on the Economy

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The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation

The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation

Barriers, Not Bootstraps: Job Prospects Are Uneven for Young Black Women

Barriers, Not Bootstraps: Job Prospects Are Uneven for Young Black Women

Degrees Don’t Close the Divide: Black Women’s Educational Attainment Doesn’t Translate to Equal Earnings

Degrees Don’t Close the Divide: Black Women’s Educational Attainment Doesn’t Translate to Equal Earnings

More than $140 Billion in Lost Earnings: Abortion Restrictions Continue to Harm Women and Are a Persistent Drag on the Economy

More than $140 Billion in Lost Earnings: Abortion Restrictions Continue to Harm Women and Are a Persistent Drag on the Economy

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Equitable Work and Wages

Better Workplace Policies and Practices

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Jan 1, 1989

Heidi Hartmann, Diana Pierce

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