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.
Unionized Women Earn More than Nonunionized Women in Every U.S. State
A new briefing paper released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that women represented by a union in the United States earn an average of $212 more per week than women in nonunion jobs. In addition, union women earn more in every state, with the size of the union wage advantage varying across states: union women in Wyoming earn $349 per week more than their nonunion counterparts in the state, while union women in the District of Columbia earn $48 more per week than D.C.’s nonunion women.
Commentary: How to Fix America’s Crazy High Costs of College
All of the candidates’ plans address the problem of college [...]
Commentary: How to Fix America's Crazy High Costs of College
All of the candidates’ plans address the problem of college [...]
Why Hillary Clinton Faces Steep Hurdles in Helping Student Parents
The image of the young, carefree, and untethered college student [...]
Single Moms and Welfare Woes: A Higher-Education Dilemma
Although most poor, single mothers today are employed, many of [...]
