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New Data Shows the Gender Wage Gap Widened in 2015

On the eve of International Women’s Day 2016—with this year’s campaign focused on reaching gender parity across the globe—a new fact sheet by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that progress on narrowing the wage gap in the United States has not only stalled, but reversed. The ratio of women’s to men’s median weekly full-time earnings declined from 82.5 percent in 2014 to 81.1 percent in 2015, increasing the gender gap to 18.9 percent from 17.5 percent last year.

By IWPR|2016-03-07T00:00:00-05:00March 7, 2016|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Data Shows the Gender Wage Gap Widened in 2015

Women Gain Nearly 7 in 10 Jobs Added in February

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the March employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 167,000 jobs and men gained 75,000 for a total of 242,000 jobs added in February, giving women 69 percent of job growth. February is the 72nd month of uninterrupted job growth in the private sector. The overall unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9 percent between January and February.

By IWPR|2016-03-04T00:00:00-05:00March 4, 2016|Press Releases|Comments Off on Women Gain Nearly 7 in 10 Jobs Added in February