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Gender wage gap widens in 2015

The ratio of women’s to men’s median weekly full-time earnings declined from 82.5 cents on the dollar in 2014 to 81.1 cents on the dollar in 2015, according to new data released this week in advance of International Women’s Day on March 8 by the [...]

March 12, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|

New Data Shows the Gender Wage Gap Widened in 2015

On the eve of International Women’s Day 2016—with this year’s campaign focused on reaching gender parity across the globe—a new fact sheet by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that progress on narrowing the wage gap in the United States has not only stalled, but reversed. The ratio of women’s to men’s median weekly full-time earnings declined from 82.5 percent in 2014 to 81.1 percent in 2015, increasing the gender gap to 18.9 percent from 17.5 percent last year.

March 7, 2016|Categories: Press Releases|

2016’s Best & Worst States for Women

In light of Women’s History Month, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics that speak to the needs and expectations of women in America. Ariane Hegewisch, Director of the Employment and Earnings Program at the Institute for [...]

March 5, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|

2016’s Best & Worst States for Women

In light of Women’s History Month, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics that speak to the needs and expectations of women in America. Ariane Hegewisch, Director of the Employment and Earnings Program at the Institute for [...]

March 5, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|

Women Gain Nearly 7 in 10 Jobs Added in February

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the March employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 167,000 jobs and men gained 75,000 for a total of 242,000 jobs added in February, giving women 69 percent of job growth. February is the 72nd month of uninterrupted job growth in the private sector. The overall unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9 percent between January and February.

March 4, 2016|Categories: Press Releases|