By Jessica Molina & Yarel Ramos "Description: Ellen Pompeo recently got a BIG pay day and will be making $20 million per year on Grey's Anatomy, but overall women in Hollywood are still get screwed out of equal pay. And if it's bad for them, [...]

by Julia Carpenter   @juliaccarpenter But "disparity" doesn't always signify an instance of discrimination, according to Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "Pay disparity can also be a kindergarten teacher earns $27,000 a year and a person working as a financial adviser in [...]

By Ida Harris Far too many conflate Grace’s actions with permission, but that is a function of patriarchy. Giving in is not synonymous with giving consent—although sometimes it is entirely necessary. Being a black woman, in particular, has its cost. According to the Institute for [...]

by Carolyn Presutti Wage gap Despite improvements in some areas, American women still lag behind their male counterparts in earnings. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the final quarter of 2017, female workers on average were paid $769 per week versus $946 for male [...]

By Alex Baumhardt and Emily Hanford According to a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the number of single mothers in college more than doubled between 2000 and 2012, to nearly 2.1 million students. “There are more single mothers than there used to be,” says [...]

By Laura Sanicola Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, says that while men and women are receiving nearly equal pay at Citigroup respective to their positions, the analysis didn't address female representation at the company. "It's important that the company [...]