Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to be Secret?
Asking someone at a party how much they make in [...]
‘Pay Secrecy’ Policies At Work: Often Illegal, And Misunderstood
President Obama says his administration is fighting to close the [...]
Why Equal Pay for Equal Work Won’t Cut It
While Democrats on Capitol Hill push the Paycheck Fairness Act, [...]
As Obama Spotlights Gender Gap in Wages, His Own Payroll Draws Scrutiny
This week, Democrats in the Senate are to begin considering [...]
4 Salary Negotiation Myths That Hold Women Back
"The wage gap between men and women has hardly budged [...]
Statistics Enrich Picture of America’s Young Adults
"What the researchers found was that the women in the [...]
Get Well First
As a general rule, Americans are bred to be hard [...]
College Affordability for Low-Income Adults: Improving Returns on Investment for Families and Society
This report was prepared by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) as a part of a series of papers on defining college affordability sponsored by the Lumina Foundation. The report examines how efforts to understand and improve college affordability can be informed by the experiences and circumstances of low-income adults, students of color, and students with dependent children.
The Worst Paying Cities for Women
Despite improving since the 1960s, the gender pay gap is [...]
How ‘Male’ Jobs Hurt Female Paychecks
Why do women still earn less than men? No seriously, [...]
