By Mina Haq Jessica Milli, who has studied the gig economy for the non-profit Institute for Women’s Policy Research, says it’s often the flexibility aspect that draws women to these jobs. They are "frustrated with the formal labor market because they don’t have the flexibility [...]

By Marie Solis A November report from Oxfam America and the Institute for Women's Policy Research found that of the 23.5 million Americans working low-wage jobs, 19 million of them are women. Adult women made up some 75% of these low-wage earners as of 2014, and many of them are the [...]

By Bryce Covert There is almost no job a woman can take and expect to be paid more than a man, according to a new analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Of 120 occupations, just four pay women slightly higher than men, on [...]

by Chandelis R. Duster Women continue to make less than men, but the gap in equal pay is wider for women of color. If the wage gap keeps narrowing at the pace it has been the last 50 years, Black women will not catch up to [...]

By Maggie Mallon One such arena where that occurs? The entertainment industry. Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez has seen first hand how easily women in Hollywood can miss out on earning their rightful wages. As someone who fought to get her foot in the [...]