Economic, Security, Mobility and Equity
The Gender Wage Gap: 2017; Earnings Differences by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
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Access to Paid Sick Time in Dallas, Texas
Approximately 41 percent of workers in Dallas lack paid sick time, and low-income and part-time workers are especially unlikely to be covered. Access to paid sick time promotes safe and healthy work environments by preventing the spread of illness.
Access to Paid Sick Time in San Antonio, Texas
This briefing paper presents estimates of access to paid sick time in San Antonio by sex, race and ethnicity, employment sector, occupation, part/full-time employment status, and earnings levels through analyses of government data sources, including the 2014–2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS).
The Gender Wage Gap: 2017 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity
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The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2017 and by Race and Ethnicity
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Estimating the Cost of Paid Family and Medical Leave in Connecticut
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analyzed Connecticut SB-1, An Act Concerning Earned Family and Medical Leave, to estimate its likely annual use and cost.
The Union Advantage for Women
Labor unions deserve credit for many of the workplace policies that Americans now take for granted—a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, pay for overtime, and protections from health and safety hazards—and the labor movement continues to champion state and local policies such as paid sick days and paid family leave, policies that are beneficial to all working women and families.
Valuing Good Health in Austin, Texas: The Costs and Benefits of Earned Sick Days
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Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance: Modest Costs are a Good investment in America’s Economy
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Private Sector Workers Lack Pay Transparency: Pay Secrecy May Reduce Women’s Bargaining Power and Contribute to Gender Wage Gap
The IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security is the first to ask workers whether there are policies at their work places that discourage or prohibit sharing information about pay.
