Women, on average, make only 78 cents for every dollar earned by men nationally, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research . That’s despite the fact that women comprise almost half of the U.S. workforce and are the equal or main breadwinners in four [...]

“The unequal division of household labor and caregiving responsibilities often can lead to women cutting back on her own work investment,” said Barbara Gault, the vice president and executive director at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington-based think tank. “We need systemic changes [...]

Infant care in particular is pricey. The average annual cost of infant-center-based care is virtually the same as the average cost of tuition and fees at a four-year public college, according to the Committee for Economic Development. “No state provides adequate child-care supports to a [...]

At Etsy, women rule. According to the company’s second annual seller report , 86% of Etsy sellers are female. That’s a dramatic departure from overall trend: Only about a third of U.S. small businesses are women-owned, according a report from the Institute of Women’s Policy [...]

A recent study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reported that the state’s earnings ratio places Massachusetts in 18th place nationally for pay equity and, without changes, the state’s wage gap is expected to persist until 2058. “We’re behind other states, we’re behind our [...]