By Sarah Friedmann The Magnolia State is one of the worst when it comes to health care provision for a variety of reasons. The state blocked plans to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which would have provided Medicaid coverage to an additional 300,000 Mississippians. Furthermore, according [...]

By Shawn M. Carter So why aren't more young women also outperforming when it comes to making more money than their parents? It could be due to the gender pay gap. According to the Institute For Women's Policy Research, women are paid 20 percent less, on average, [...]

By Shawn M. Carter So why aren't more young women also outperforming when it comes to making more money than their parents? It could be due to the gender pay gap. According to the Institute For Women's Policy Research, women are paid 20 percent less, on average, [...]

By Jacob Passy Pay transparency is frequently touted as a means of addressing wage inequality. While no study has identified a direct link between secrecy around salaries and the wage gap, a 2014 study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that “secrecy appears to contribute [...]

By Natasha Vaughn and Sarah Taddeo The national poverty rate for all working women would be slashed in half if they were paid comparable wages to men in similar jobs or with similar backgrounds, according to a 2017 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.  >>Read [...]

By Keah Brown We also face this treatment in the workplace. According to the Institute For Women’s Policy Research, Black women won’t see pay equity until the year 2124 while white women are projected to see it in 2059 and Hispanic women in 2248. Black women, [...]