By Rebecca Harrington This is because lost wage calculations often use national median incomes. Women and non-white men typically make less than white men because  of gender and  racial pay gaps. "The debate over this use of demographic averages pits two tenets of the American [...]

By Tanvi Misra From the  violent misogyny spewing out from one campaign, to perhaps more predictable  sexism targeting the other , gender has emerged as a hot election-season issue, with conversations about the  daily experiences of women taking place on a national stage. It might [...]

By Samuel Stebbins and Michael B. Sauter In an interview with 24/7 Wall St., Julie Anderson, a research associate at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, explained why the wage gap exists. According to Anderson, “the largest contributor to the wage gap is occupational segregation.” [...]

By Andrew Giambrone Women in the nation's capital represent one of the most diverse groups in the entire country, according  to a new analysis by a D.C.-based nonprofit. The Institute for Women's Policy Research examined U.S. Census Bureau data captured from 2010 to 2014, aiming [...]