Equitable Work and Wages

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

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

This report 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 Ariane Hegewisch and Heidi Hartmann|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00January 23, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy
How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy

How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy

Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower pay, less family income, and more poverty in families with a working woman, which is of no small consequence to working families.

By Heidi Hartmann, Jeff Hayes and Jennifer Clark|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00January 13, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058: Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives
Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058: Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives

Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058: Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives

By Jeff Hayes|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00September 18, 2013|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave in the United States
Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave in the United States

Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave in the United States

This briefing paper summarizes employees’ legal rights in relation to pregnancy, childbirth and adoption, and nursing breaks, and examines how far employers are voluntarily moving to provide paid parental leave beyond basic legal rights. It draws on three data sources: leave benefits offered by Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies,” the Family and Medical Leave Act in 2012 Survey, and the National Compensation Survey.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Yuko Hara|2025-01-27T19:24:27-05:00May 9, 2013|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates
Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates

Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates

This report provides the first-ever estimates of women’s employment in the green economy, state-by-state, by industry, and by occupation. The analysis draws on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey; the Brookings-Battelle Clean Economy database; and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Green Goods and Services survey.

By Ariane Hegewisch, Jeff Hayes, Anlan Zhang and Tonia Bui|2025-01-27T19:24:27-05:00April 2, 2013|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits
Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

This fact sheet reports findings from research by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) on how increased access to paid sick days would improve both access to health care and health outcomes in Massachusetts.

By Kevin Miller and Claudia Williams|2025-01-27T19:24:27-05:00May 21, 2012|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments

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

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy

Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058: Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives

Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave in the United States

Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates

Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

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