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Women Fall Further Behind Men in Recovery and Are 5.8 Million Jobs Below Pre-COVID Employment Level
Women Fall Further Behind Men in Recovery and Are 5.8 Million Jobs Below Pre-COVID Employment Level

Women Fall Further Behind Men in Recovery and Are 5.8 Million Jobs Below Pre-COVID Employment Level

New jobs figures from September show much less job growth than in the previous month, particularly for women, according to the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics latest Employment Situation release. Women’s official rates unemployment fell, while the number of women who are no longer actively looking for work increased.

By Ariane Hegewisch|2025-01-27T19:24:10-05:00October 6, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1985–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity, by Race/Ethnicity
Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1985–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity, by Race/Ethnicity

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1985–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity, by Race/Ethnicity

Notes: Estimates presented for All Women are based on [...]

By Valerie Lacarte and Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:10-05:00September 28, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

State-by-State Earnings for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Wage Gaps Across the States
State-by-State Earnings for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Wage Gaps Across the States

State-by-State Earnings for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Wage Gaps Across the States

American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women have made important advances socially, economically, and politically—they are starting their own businesses, getting elected to congress, and serving essential roles in their families and communities. Despite their efforts, they continue to face a range of obstacles to their and their family’s economic wellbeing and overall economic security.

By Chandra Childers and Ariane Hegewisch|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00September 28, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Fast Facts: Pregnancy in the Workplace and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
Fast Facts: Pregnancy in the Workplace and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Fast Facts: Pregnancy in the Workplace and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Passing the PWFA would mean a step towards workplace gender equity, healthy pregnancies, reduced health disparities, and the economic security of pregnant and parenting women and their families.

By Adiam Tesfaselassie|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00September 16, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Same Gap, Different Year: The Gender Wage Gap, 2019 Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
Same Gap, Different Year: The Gender Wage Gap, 2019 Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Same Gap, Different Year: The Gender Wage Gap, 2019 Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

The rate of progress toward closing the gender pay gap did not increase in 2019. If the pace of change in the annual earnings ratio continues at the same rate as it has since 1960, it will take another 39 years, until 2059, for men and women to reach parity.1 This projection for equal pay has remained unchanged for the past four years.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Halie Mariano|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00September 16, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1960–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity in 2059
Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1960–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity in 2059

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1960–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity in 2059

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s Median Earnings, 1960-2019 (Full-time, Year-round Workers) with Projection for Pay Equity in 2059

By Valerie Lacarte and Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00September 15, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Widespread Decline in Household Income During COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes to Food Insufficiency Among Families
Widespread Decline in Household Income During COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes to Food Insufficiency Among Families

Widespread Decline in Household Income During COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes to Food Insufficiency Among Families

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the economic security and well-being of families. In addition to finding and sustaining employment, many families are struggling with food insufficiency, a direct consequence of lost earnings. Nationally, more than 37 million Americans, including more than 11 million children are food insecure.

By Jeff Hayes, C. Nicole Mason, Heidi Hartmann and Erin Weber|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00August 20, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Black Women to Reach Equal Pay with White Men in 2130
Black Women to Reach Equal Pay with White Men in 2130

Black Women to Reach Equal Pay with White Men in 2130

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the pernicious effect of gender and racial inequality, and the profound undervaluation of some of the most essential jobs for society, ones that require the care and supports of families.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Chandra Childers|2025-01-27T19:24:11-05:00August 13, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Halting Recovery Leaves Women’s Unemployment in Double Digits, and Women’s Payroll Employment Still 6.9 Million Below Pre-Crisis Levels
Halting Recovery Leaves Women’s Unemployment in Double Digits, and Women’s Payroll Employment Still 6.9 Million Below Pre-Crisis Levels

Halting Recovery Leaves Women’s Unemployment in Double Digits, and Women’s Payroll Employment Still 6.9 Million Below Pre-Crisis Levels

New jobs figures from July show much less job growth than in the previous month, and while women were the majority of those who gained jobs, they continue to face a higher jobs deficit than men, according to the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics latest Employment Situation release.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Chandra Childers|2025-01-27T19:24:12-05:00August 7, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Economy Adds More Jobs for Women Than Men, But Women Still 8 Million Jobs-on-Payroll Below February and Majority of All Who Lost Jobs
Economy Adds More Jobs for Women Than Men, But Women Still 8 Million Jobs-on-Payroll Below February and Majority of All Who Lost Jobs

Economy Adds More Jobs for Women Than Men, But Women Still 8 Million Jobs-on-Payroll Below February and Majority of All Who Lost Jobs

The economy added 4.8 million to non-farm payroll employment, according to the latest U.S. Bureau Employment Situation Release. Yet, while women gained the majority of new job, they continue to lag further behind men in terms of getting back to pre-COVID 19 employment levels.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Zohal Barsi|2025-01-27T19:24:12-05:00July 2, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women Fall Further Behind Men in Recovery and Are 5.8 Million Jobs Below Pre-COVID Employment Level

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1985–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity, by Race/Ethnicity

State-by-State Earnings for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Wage Gaps Across the States

Fast Facts: Pregnancy in the Workplace and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Same Gap, Different Year: The Gender Wage Gap, 2019 Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Women’s Median Earnings as a Percent of Men’s, 1960–2019 (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers) with Projections for Pay Equity in 2059

Widespread Decline in Household Income During COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes to Food Insufficiency Among Families

Black Women to Reach Equal Pay with White Men in 2130

Halting Recovery Leaves Women’s Unemployment in Double Digits, and Women’s Payroll Employment Still 6.9 Million Below Pre-Crisis Levels

Economy Adds More Jobs for Women Than Men, But Women Still 8 Million Jobs-on-Payroll Below February and Majority of All Who Lost Jobs

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