By Taylor Wanbaugh According to a new study released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that promotes women’s rights, North Carolina ranked No. 31 in the country for female employment and earnings, a designated “C” rating by the report. The state also had [...]

By Jennifer Larino Louisiana remains among the worst states in the nation for working women, with a wage gap between male and female earners that is wider than anywhere else in the country and more women living in poverty, according to a new study by [...]

By Stav Ziv As Ariane Hegewisch, employment and earnings program director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research explains, it’s pretty typical for companies to hire somebody and give them a percentage increase from their previous salary, say 10% or 15%. Groups that face discrimination in the [...]

By Quentin Fottrell Female personal financial advisers make little more than half (56.4%) of men in the same job, compared with 83% overall, according to a recent analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization. (Critically, that does not account for women [...]

By Anora M. Guadiano 1. Equalize pay between men and women and workers who are from minority backgrounds. This will reduce employee turnover and improve retention of talented workers. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, women are paid 20% less than their male [...]

By Dallas Morning News Editorial That is the case with a report recently released by the Dallas Women's Foundation and the Institute for Women's Policy Research that found that Hispanic women are locked in poverty in our area in stunning ways and at shocking rates. The report [...]