Equitable Work and Wages
We believe that economic justice begins with fair compensation for all women, and we build evidence to support equal pay policies, livable wages, unions and labor rights, and better job quality for women and their families.
Help Wanted: Women to Fix America’s Infrastructure – Wall Street Journal
WALL STREET JOURNAL Help Wanted: Women to Fix America’s Infrastructure - WSJ Help Wanted: Women to Fix America’s Infrastructure Bipartisan law adds millions of jobs at a time of worker shortages By Sarah Chaney Cambon and Sabrina Siddiqui Sept. 7, 2023 9:00 am ET [...]
State by State, Mothers Are Paid Much Less Than Fathers
Mothers earned less than fathers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, during the pandemic, and as the economy began to recover from the pandemic. In 2021, the most recently available annual earnings data, the median annual earnings for mothers amounted to just 61.7 cents on [...]
In 2021, Working Moms Made Just 62 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Working Fathers in Every U.S. State, According to New IWPR Fact Sheet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Mom’s Equal Pay Day is August 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. — Nationally, in 2021 working moms made just 61.7 cents on the dollar compared to working fathers, according to a new Fact Sheet released by [...]
Mothers’ Wage Inequities Go Beyond Paid Labor
This year, August 15th marks Mothers' Equal Pay Day. This date highlights the inequalities that mothers in the United States face in their pay. Mothers had to work nearly eight more months into 2021 in order to earn the same amount fathers earned in [...]
