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, [...]

By Emma Johnson Ultimately, working-mom guilt leads some women to drop out of the workforce, take less-demanding and lower-paying positions. Long-term, they rarely catch up, and collectively, this keeps the pay gap alive and well. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a woman’s earnings plummet by [...]

By Carolyn Webber Although Utah's economy, recreational opportunities and standard of living rank among the top compared to other states, in other measures it is at the bottom of the pack. Utah ranks 50th in terms of the political participation of women and their treatment in [...]

By Corinne Purtill & Dan Kopf Raising a child is a family enterprise. Childcare costs should be compared against total family income—not just the mother’s. If the goal is a family that shares responsibilities at home equally, both parents need to take leave so that family duties don’t [...]