Jessica Firger Jane Henrici, a senior research affiliate with the Institute for Women's Policy Research says a closer look determined that disaster relief groups were not prepared to sufficiently respond to incidents of sexual violence [...]

By Kathleen Elkins On average, women earn less than men in nearly every single occupation out there. Acting is no exception. According to Forbes, between June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017, the world's 10 highest-paid actresses made a [...]

By Bryce Covert “We noticed right away,” said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Her organization compiles an annual report on the economic status of women in every state, and in 1998 [...]

By Doree Shafrir That's still higher than the 80 cents for every dollar that the average woman in the US makes. Still, not only has no other occupation in the area become so much less equitable [...]

By Bryce Covert The idea isn’t that controversial in other places. Beginning next year, the United Kingdom will require large companies to publish their pay scales broken down by gender for all to see. (It required such [...]

Hurricane Harvey has already had devastating consequences, with intense flooding in parts of Texas and Louisiana and at least nine people confirmed dead. But natural disasters like Harvey also have long-term consequences, and these consequences [...]