By Emily Crockett The  gender wage gap has improved quite a bit since women started entering the workforce in large numbers. Women who work full time and year-round earned just 58 percent of what men earned annually in 1968; now that ratio is about 79 [...]

By Michelle Chen That sticky 20 percent wage gap has plateaued over the past decade. Since the early 1990s, in fact, it has only narrowed by about a dime on the dollar (ticking up from about 70 cents to 80 cents for each dollar men [...]

By Bryce Covert Women in the U.S. currently make about 79 cents to a man's dollar , which means that even in 2016, women are still treated as economically inferior to men in the workplace. Although there is a gender wage gap in every state , [...]

By Emily Crockett First of all, researchers have found that about 40 percent of the gap can't be explained by factors like occupation, education, or experience. Discrimination — whether it's intentional or not, and whether it's on a systemic level or an individual one — [...]

By Emily Crockett First of all, researchers have found that about 40 percent of the gap can't be explained by factors like occupation, education, or experience. Discrimination — whether it's intentional or not, and whether it's on a systemic level or an individual one — [...]

 By Valentina Zarya 3. If women were paid as much as men, poverty among working single mothers would fall by a third or more. Equal pay isn’t just about fairness—for many women, it’s the difference between being able to provide for their families and not. [...]