Former Residents of New Orleans’s Demolished Housing Projects Tell Their Stories
[...] Barred from their pre-Katrina homes, where did the rest [...]
Gender Wage Gap Narrower Among Unionized Workforce, Figures Show
The pay disparity between men and women is lower among [...]
Are Women the New Face of Organized Labor?
Unionized labor represents an ever-smaller share of the American workforce, [...]
Gender Wage Gap Smallest on Record, but Women Still Earn 21% Less Than Men
The gender wage gap narrowed to the lowest level on [...]
Report: Women Won’t See Equal Pay Until 2059
Women won't get paid as much as men until the [...]
Report: Women Won't See Equal Pay Until 2059
Women won't get paid as much as men until the [...]
Commentary: America’s Gender Pay gap is at a Record Low, but Hold the Celebration
Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the [...]
Commentary: America's Gender Pay gap is at a Record Low, but Hold the Celebration
Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the [...]
Women Will Not See Equal Pay with Men until 2059, One Year Longer than Previously Projected
The gender wage ratio improved slightly from 77.6 percent in 2013 to 78.6 percent in 2014, which the Census Bureau reported was not statistically significant. With this insignificant improvement in the gender wage ratio, an IWPR analysis finds that, if current trends are projected forward, women will not receive equal pay until 2059. This date is one year further out from last year, indicating that the slow progress in closing the gender wage gap over the last decade may have long-term effects on women’s economic gains.
Women Gain 107,000 Jobs in August and Men Gain 66,000 Jobs
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 107,000 jobs and men gained 66,000 for a total of 173,000 jobs added in August. The overall unemployment rate decreased to 5.1 percent in August from 5.3 percent in July.
