By Martha T. Moore Across all occupations, women working full time earn about 82 percent of what men do, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a social science research institute. Barring wage-history questions is one proposal seeking to narrow the gender wage gap. [...]

By Joanna Nesbit Teach girls to ask for a job description. From the beginning, teach girls to ask what their job duties are, says Chandra Childers, senior research scientist for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Clear job descriptions help girls see when they’re being asked to [...]

By Senator Heidi Heitkamp Even with the strides made over so many decades, on average, North Dakota women still make 74 percent of what men make for the same work — the fifth worst pay gap in the country. According to the Institute for Women's [...]

By Jillian Berman For every dollar a single mom in college invests in her education, she gets back $16.45 in increased earnings if she earns an associate’s degree and $8.50 if she earns a bachelor’s degree, according to a study published this week by the Institute for [...]

By Pearl Stewart Access to campus child care is a key factor in determining if single mothers in college will graduate within six years, according to the latest in a series of reports released Wednesday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Just 8 percent [...]

By Rebecca Greenfield Officially, the jury is out on the overall effects of pay transparency on wage gaps. The gender pay gap is a little smaller among public sector employees, in which salary and wage information is public for about 70 percent of workers. Women in [...]