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Holding Up Half the Sky: Mothers as Workers, Primary Caregivers, & Breadwinners During COVID-19
Holding Up Half the Sky: Mothers as Workers, Primary Caregivers, & Breadwinners During COVID-19

Holding Up Half the Sky: Mothers as Workers, Primary Caregivers, & Breadwinners During COVID-19

In the United States, women now make up more than 50 percent of the workforce, reflecting growth in health care, education, and service sectors over the last decade. The decline of the wages and real earnings of all workers over time coupled with the rise in cost of living expenses, such as housing, means that the income and earnings of women are critical to the overall economic security and wellbeing of families.

By Elyse Shaw, C. Nicole Mason, Valerie Lacarte and Erika Jauregui|2025-01-27T19:24:12-05:00June 23, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women Gain Disproportionately Fewer Jobs in May, and Face Disproportionately Higher Job Losses since February
Women Gain Disproportionately Fewer Jobs in May, and Face Disproportionately Higher Job Losses since February

Women Gain Disproportionately Fewer Jobs in May, and Face Disproportionately Higher Job Losses since February

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

Access to Paid Sick Days in Maryland
Access to Paid Sick Days in Maryland

Access to Paid Sick Days in Maryland

This briefing paper presents estimates of private sector workers’ access to paid sick days in Maryland by sex, race and ethnicity, occupation, part/full-time employment status, personal earnings and county of residence through analysis of government data sources, including the 2010–2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and the 2010–2012 American Community Survey (ACS).

By Salina Tulachan and Jessica Milli|2025-01-27T19:24:12-05:00June 11, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Dramatic Decline in Employment Hits Women Even More Severely than Men
Dramatic Decline in Employment Hits Women Even More Severely than Men

Dramatic Decline in Employment Hits Women Even More Severely than Men

In the four weeks since mid-March, 20.5 million jobs were lost, according to new payroll data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this Friday, May 8. Women bore the majority of job losses, 11.3 million (55 percent of the total), compared with 9.2 million jobs lost by men

By Ariane Hegewisch, Zohal Barsi and Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:13-05:00May 8, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy
Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy

Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy

Employment data released on Friday, April 3 show dramatic job losses and sharp rises in unemployment for both women and men since February. Altogether 701,000 jobs were lost, the majority (58.8 percent or 412,188) by women. While these estimates of job losses are already outdated – since their collection in the second week of March new applications for unemployment reached almost ten times that level–they point to the critical role of gender in understanding the impact of the COVID -19 crisis.

By Ariane Hegewisch|2025-01-27T19:24:13-05:00April 6, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019
The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019

The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019

Women’s median earnings are lower than men’s in nearly all occupations, whether they work in occupations predominantly done by women, occupations predominantly done by men, or occupations with a more even mix of men and women. Data for both women’s and men’s median weekly earnings for full-time work are available for 125 occupations.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Zohal Barsi|2025-01-27T19:24:13-05:00March 24, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

The Gender Wage Gap: 2019 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity
The Gender Wage Gap: 2019 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity

The Gender Wage Gap: 2019 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity

The gender wage gap in weekly earnings for full-time workers in the United States narrowed marginally between 2018 and 2019. In 2019, the ratio of women’s to men’s median weekly full-time earnings was 81.5 percent, an increase of 0.4 percent since 2018, when the ratio was 81.1 percent, leaving a wage gap of 18.5 percent, compared with 18.9 percent in 2018.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Zohal Barsi|2025-01-27T19:24:13-05:00March 10, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

Women-Owned Businesses Have Increased in Number, but Still Face Obstacles to Growth
Women-Owned Businesses Have Increased in Number, but Still Face Obstacles to Growth

Women-Owned Businesses Have Increased in Number, but Still Face Obstacles to Growth

Women have made considerable progress in increasing their representation among business owners in recent years. The number of women-owned businesses increased in almost every industry between 2002 and 2012, at rates higher than those of men-owned businesses.

By Zohal Barsi and Jessica Milli|2025-01-27T19:24:14-05:00February 19, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

Providing Unpaid Household and Care Work in the United States: Uncovering Inequality
Providing Unpaid Household and Care Work in the United States: Uncovering Inequality

Providing Unpaid Household and Care Work in the United States: Uncovering Inequality

In the United States, women spend considerably more time than men over their lifetime doing unpaid household and care work. The unequal distribution of this work—work that is essential for families and societies to thrive—not only limits women’s career choices and economic empowerment, but also affects their overall health and well-being.

By Jeff Hayes, Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Tanima Ahmed|2025-01-27T19:24:14-05:00January 20, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

Paid Family Leave Increases Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment
Paid Family Leave Increases Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment

Paid Family Leave Increases Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment

The United States is the only OECD country that does not guarantee a right to paid maternity leave. Evidence suggests that improving access to paid leave in the United States has health and economic benefits for families.

By Kelly Jones|2025-01-27T19:24:14-05:00January 3, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|Comments Off

Holding Up Half the Sky: Mothers as Workers, Primary Caregivers, & Breadwinners During COVID-19

Women Gain Disproportionately Fewer Jobs in May, and Face Disproportionately Higher Job Losses since February

Access to Paid Sick Days in Maryland

Dramatic Decline in Employment Hits Women Even More Severely than Men

Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy

The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019

The Gender Wage Gap: 2019 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity

Women-Owned Businesses Have Increased in Number, but Still Face Obstacles to Growth

Providing Unpaid Household and Care Work in the United States: Uncovering Inequality

Paid Family Leave Increases Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment

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