By Christina Cauterucci This new congressional bill could be particularly important for women of color, whose average  adjusted-for-inflation earnings declined between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The wage gap between men and women, on average, has [...]

By Jillian Berman For many college students, sitting through a math class at 8 a.m. can be a challenge. But one morning a few years ago, Amber Angel encountered an obstacle during that early-morning lesson most don’t expect: Her water broke. Shortly thereafter, Angel gave [...]

By Rhaina Cohen The crux of this argument is correct. Occupational segregation persists , and the fields that women dominate tend to pay less. Indeed, in a recent study, the Cornell University economists Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn examined data between 1980 and 2010 and [...]

By Rhaina Cohen The crux of this argument is correct. Occupational segregation persists , and the fields that women dominate tend to pay less. Indeed, in a recent study, the Cornell University economists Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn examined data between 1980 and 2010 and [...]