"Everyone seems to be at a loss to explain the difference, including the governor . But one thing is clear: Gould is not the only woman experiencing the negative impact of the pay gap. The [...]

"In most common occupations women still make less than men doing the same job for an equal amount of hours, according to new data released on Tuesday. Overall they earn 77 cents for each dollar [...]

"Government layoffs account for about two-thirds of jobs lost by women since President Barack Obama assumed office, said Heidi Hartmann, president of the institute. The firings began as tax revenues were squeezed, meaning women generally [...]

"Full-time working women in America earned only 82.2% of men's median weekly earnings last year, according to a new report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a think-tank in Washington, DC. Women earned less than [...]