How a race for female tech talent might narrow the industry’s gender pay gap
In report after report, companies like Apple, Google and Facebook [...]
California Workers Get Ready to Start the Paid Sick-Leave Era
The most populous state in the U.S. will soon become [...]
The Politics of Calling in Sick
Got the flu? Or a new baby? Perhaps a little [...]
Men outpacing women in job gains
Job growth has accelerated this year, but women are falling [...]
Stronger Job Growth in September Puts Men within Striking Distance of their Pre-Recession Employment Level
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), although the total number of jobs lost in the recession has been recovered (139,435,000 jobs in September 2014 vs. 138,350,000 jobs in December 2007 when the recession began), men are still short 142,000 jobs from the start of the recession. In September, men gained 147,000 jobs on nonfarm payrolls, while women gained 101,000 for an increase of 248,000 total jobs in September. The unemployment rate decreased to 5.9 percent in September from 6.1 percent in August.
Low-Wage, Part-Time, and Service Workers Are the Least Likely to Have Access to Paid Sick Days in Minnesota
Washington, DC —New analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy [...]
New Data Shows Little Progress in Closing the Gender Wage Gap while Policies that Could Address Pay Inequality Stall
A fact sheet by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) uses updated data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau to chart the gender earnings ratio since 1960 and analyzes changes in earnings during the last year by gender, race, and ethnicity. The gender wage ratio improved slightly from 76.5 percent in 2012 to 78.3 percent in 2013, which the Census Bureau reported was not statistically significant. Moreover, an IWPR analysis finds that, if current trends are projected forward, women will not receive equal pay until 2058. This date is unchanged from last year, further indicating stalled progress in closing the gender wage gap.
Women Gained 2 Out of Every 3 Jobs Added in August; Men Still Short 350,000 Jobs from Pre-Recession Employment Levels
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), although the total number of jobs lost in the recession has been recovered (139,118,000 jobs in August 2014 vs 138,350,000 jobs in December 2007 when the recession began), men are still short 350,000 from the start of the recession.
Map: Where Working Women are Most Equal
The status of working women is strongest in the Northeast, [...]
Men Outpacing Women in Job Gains
"Women also were dispro portionately affected by about 800,000 government [...]
