Equitable Work and Wages

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|2025-01-27T19:24:11-04:00September 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|2025-01-27T19:24:11-04:00September 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|2025-01-27T19:24:11-04:00September 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|2025-01-27T19:24:11-04:00August 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|2025-01-27T19:24:11-04:00August 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|2025-01-27T19:24:12-04:00August 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|2025-01-27T19:24:12-04:00July 2, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

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|2025-01-27T19:24:12-04:00June 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|2025-01-27T19:24:12-04:00June 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|2025-01-27T19:24:12-04:00June 11, 2020|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

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

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

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