By Eric Morath More than 1,000 economists are calling on the American Economic Association to create its own job-search site in order to address sexism in their field. The call comes after a recent study found vulgar and misogynist language directed toward women on a [...]

By Hugo Greenhalgh By April, every company in the UK with more than 250 employees must have published figures for the gap in pay between male and female staff. In the US, a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research revealed that women, on average, [...]

By Casey Quinlan Last year, the gender wage gap widened, according to a March Institute for Women’s Policy Research analysis. The ratio of median weekly earnings for women working full time compared to men decreased by 1.4 percent. Even improvements in the economy don’t help women get [...]

By SASCHA CORDNER If the year-round earnings of men and women continue to change at its current rate, Florida could be the first in the nation to end the gender wage gap by 2038. That’s according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. [...]

By Holly Baker According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “Approximately 2.1 million student parents attend 2-year institutions, representing 30 percent of the entire community college student body. An additional 1.1 million student parents attend four-year institutions, representing 15 percent of the total four-year [...]