Equitable Work and Wages

The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State
The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State

The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State

Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower lifetime pay for women, less income for families, and higher rates of poverty across the United States. In each state in the country, women experience lower earnings and higher poverty rates than men.

By IWPR|2025-01-27T19:24:24-05:00February 25, 2016|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Paid Sick Days Access and Usage Rates Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, and Earnings
Paid Sick Days Access and Usage Rates Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, and Earnings

Paid Sick Days Access and Usage Rates Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, and Earnings

Utilizing data from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), this briefing paper estimates the proportion of public and private sector workers ages 18 and older with access to paid sick days, and their use of paid sick days, by race and ethnicity, immigration status, occupation, earnings, job level (supervisor/nonsupervisory status), and other demographic and occupational characteristics.

By Jenny Xia, Jeff Hayes, Barbara Gault and Hailey Nguyen|2025-01-27T19:24:25-05:00February 17, 2016|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole regarding Bill 21-415, Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015
Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole regarding Bill 21-415, Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015

Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole regarding Bill 21-415, Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015

Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole regarding Bill 21-415, Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015, presented on January 14, 2016.

By Heidi Hartmann and Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:25-05:00January 14, 2016|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women and Men Share Stronger Job Gains in December—Women’s Unemployment Rate Is at 4.8 Percent; Men’s at 5.2 Percent
Women and Men Share Stronger Job Gains in December—Women’s Unemployment Rate Is at 4.8 Percent; Men’s at 5.2 Percent

Women and Men Share Stronger Job Gains in December—Women’s Unemployment Rate Is at 4.8 Percent; Men’s at 5.2 Percent

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 141,000 jobs and men gained 151,000 for a total of 292,000 jobs added in December.

By Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:25-05:00January 8, 2016|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

The Union Advantage for Women
The Union Advantage for Women

The Union Advantage for Women

This briefing paper presents an analysis of women’s union membership and the union wage and benefit advantage for women by state and by race/ethnicity. It is based on an analysis of the Current Population Survey. Wage and benefit data are for all workers covered by a union contract, irrespective of their membership in a union.

By Julie Anderson, Ariane Hegewisch and Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:25-05:00August 12, 2015|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Women in the Construction Trades: Earnings, Workplace Discrimination, and the Promise of Green Jobs
Women in the Construction Trades: Earnings, Workplace Discrimination, and the Promise of Green Jobs

Women in the Construction Trades: Earnings, Workplace Discrimination, and the Promise of Green Jobs

Based on the 2013 IWPR Tradeswomen Survey, an exploratory study of women working in construction trades, this report provides insights to working conditions for women in the construction industry, examines their earnings and employment experiences since the end of the Great Recession, and analyzes women’s motivations for pursuing green training and its impact on their employment.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Brigid O’Farrell|2025-01-27T19:24:25-05:00April 13, 2015|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Access to Paid Sick Days in Louisiana
Access to Paid Sick Days in Louisiana

Access to Paid Sick Days in Louisiana

An analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that approximately 41 percent of all workers (45 percent of private sector workers, compared with 17 percent of public sector workers) living in Louisiana lack even a single paid sick day.

By Jenny Xia|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00March 10, 2015|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Access to Paid Sick Days in Orange County, Florida
Access to Paid Sick Days in Orange County, Florida

Access to Paid Sick Days in Orange County, Florida

An analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that approximately 45 percent of workers living in Orange County, Florida lack even a single paid sick day. This lack of access is even more pronounced among low-income and part-time workers.

By Jessica Milli|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00August 20, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Pay Secrecy and Wage Discrimination
Pay Secrecy and Wage Discrimination

Pay Secrecy and Wage Discrimination

About half of all workers (51 percent of women and 47 percent of men) report that the discussion of wage and salary information is either discouraged or prohibited and/or could lead to punishment.

By Ariane Hegewisch|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00January 29, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Paid Parental Leave in the United States: What the Data Tell Us about Access, Usage, and Economic and Health Benefits
Paid Parental Leave in the United States: What the Data Tell Us about Access, Usage, and Economic and Health Benefits

Paid Parental Leave in the United States: What the Data Tell Us about Access, Usage, and Economic and Health Benefits

This paper was prepared by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) as a part of a series of Scholars’ Papers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of American Women: Report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, 1963.

By Barbara Gault, Heidi Hartmann, Ariane Hegewisch, Jessica Milli and Lindsey Reichlin Cruse|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00January 23, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State

Paid Sick Days Access and Usage Rates Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, and Earnings

Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole regarding Bill 21-415, Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015

Women and Men Share Stronger Job Gains in December—Women’s Unemployment Rate Is at 4.8 Percent; Men’s at 5.2 Percent

The Union Advantage for Women

Women in the Construction Trades: Earnings, Workplace Discrimination, and the Promise of Green Jobs

Access to Paid Sick Days in Louisiana

Access to Paid Sick Days in Orange County, Florida

Pay Secrecy and Wage Discrimination

Paid Parental Leave in the United States: What the Data Tell Us about Access, Usage, and Economic and Health Benefits

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