In the Lead
IWPR Grows its Staff and Impact, Building on Major Accomplishments this Year
Stephanie Osborn joins the Institute for Women’s Policy Research as its incoming Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Osborn joins IWPR from the National League of Cities where she served in a similar capacity. She is joined by a talented slate of new researchers with deep content expertise on issues ranging from Higher Education to Retirement Security to Childcare. They include Reproductive Rights expert and leader Christine Clark who will stand up IWPR’s Center for the Economics of Reproductive Health, Research Economist [...]
Native Women Deserve Equal Pay
As Native American History month draws to a close, November 30th is Native Women's Equal Pay Day - a day that highlights the vast pay gap that Native women face compared to white men. Native women must work nearly twice as long as white men to earn the same amount. The impacts of the United States' history of native genocide, displacement, and persecution are still prevalent today, and ongoing systemic failures and neglect mean that Native women continue to face [...]
On Election Day, Women Make Their Priorities Clear
Based on the polling and political punditry that have dominated media headlines recently, last week’s election brought a host of surprises. As one critical race heads to a runoff and others may be subject to recounts, the full results and implications of this election will take weeks to unfold. While the remaining votes are counted, we at IWPR – like so many across the country – are taking stock of what this election means for us, our priorities, our work, [...]
NYC Takes Action to Address the Gender Wage Gap
Salary transparency is a fundamental part of the equation for pay equity. Institutional misogyny still thrives within places of employment, making women more susceptible to pay discrimination. With added institutional racism, women who exist at the crux of misogyny and racism must deal with added institutional barriers which limits their ability to attain pay equity. Salary transparency has become a significant step toward addressing the power imbalance between employers and employees and tackling the wage gap. It dispels the air [...]
Increasing Black Women’s Access to Education and Economic Power
Black Women's Equal Pay Day, which took place this year on September 21, is a nationally recognized day to highlight the pay and income disparities of Black women compared to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts in the United States. Black women had to work 21.5 months to make what the average white man has earned in just 12 months. Despite being more likely to be the breadwinners of their families, Black women, on average, need a bachelor's degree to make [...]
California Takes Steps Toward Closing the Wage Gap
On Tuesday September 27, 2022 Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB1162). This new law builds upon pre-existing state fair pay laws and draws the connection between pay transparency and creating a more equitable future. Specifically, the law aims to combat the wage gap on the basis of race and gender in the state of California by requiring employers to disclose salaries of every position within their business along with introducing a [...]
