By Sarah Watts If you're a working woman, you already know that we earn substantially less than men in nearly every industry. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, white women earned $0.79 for every dollar that a white male earned in 2016. What's worse, [...]

By Maria Lamagna In some ways, men also tend to have higher expectations for their work lives and economic security, said Ariane Hegewisch, the program director for employment and earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. They are [...]

by Kelly Field “We’re missing something obvious that would help employers and help the economy,” said Barbara Gault, the executive director of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Women make up 55 percent of middle-skill workers, but 83 percent of those in jobs that pay [...]

by Jacob Passy Perhaps the greatest irony of all: The biggest wage gap is seen among personal financial advisers — women advisers make just over half what their male colleagues earn, according to an analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. One theory: Male clients, [...]

By Katia Dmitrieva “It’s supply and demand -- you’ll have to pay men more if you want them,” said Heidi Hartmann, founder and president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Washington and a professor at George Washington University. At the same time, “this might suggest [...]

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 [...]