A recent study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reported that the state’s earnings ratio places Massachusetts in 18th place nationally for pay equity and, without changes, the state’s wage gap is expected to persist until 2058.

“We’re behind other states, we’re behind our own values and we’re behind where we should be,” Attorney General Maura Healey said. “We need to do better, we must do better, not just for women but for families across the state.”