Five members of the U.S. women's national soccer team have filed a federal complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging wage discrimination. IWPR President Heidi Hartmann weighs in on the discussion. "This is not uncommon in the rest of the business world. That - it [...]

Five members of the U.S. women's national soccer team have filed a federal complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging wage discrimination. IWPR President Heidi Hartmann weighs in on the discussion. "This is not uncommon in the rest of the business world. That - it [...]

The General Assembly’s largest disparities are in Department of Legislative Services positions such as auditors, systems analysts and managers — all jobs historically dominated by men . There are 17 male managers in the audit division compared with five female managers, and managers are paid [...]

Three of the new companies landing on this year’s list are newcomers to the Fortune 500, and three previously had a female board member who has since retired, transferred, or left the company. “One can certainly understand there could be extenuating circumstances for some companies, [...]

With all the recent focus over the gender wage gap, we often overlook one of the simplest solutions: getting more women into good-paying jobs traditionally held by men. Take manufacturing, for instance. Once a sector in decline in the United States, manufacturing will need to fill 3.4 [...]

A new study of federal government data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research suggests that so-called middle-skill jobs—a sector that few have examined—may play some roll in the gap. The researches found that women hold only a third of these positions, which pay between [...]