by Julia Carpenter "In terms of a broad social strategy, I don't think we would say that men's salaries have to come down to equalize," says Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "The assumption is women's salaries should come up, so [...]

By: Jennifer Colletta “The law set back the understanding of who was able to bring a claim and the timeframe to the understanding that people had had since 1963 [when the Equal Pay Act was passed] until it got out whack [with the SCOTUS ruling],” says [...]

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 [...]