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Nearly Twice as Many Women as Men Work in Occupations with Poverty Wages

On Equal Pay Day, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released new analysis finding that women earn less than men in almost all of the 116 occupations for which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes weekly full-time earnings data for both women and men. In at least 109 of the 116 occupations, including almost all of the 20 most common occupations for women, women made significantly less than men.

April 14, 2015|Categories: Press Releases|

New Data On Just How Bad The Gender Pay Gap Is

"Earlier this week on the The Daily Show , Jon Stewart cited a new study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) that predicts women won’t reach pay parity with men until 2058. As guest commentator Kristen Schaal joked, that’s after the expected introduction [...]

April 13, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|

Why Oscar For Best Actress Is On Lock

The Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min joins Morning Joe to share her Oscar picks and why she believes Julianne Moore is a lock for the Best Actress award. The panel, which includes Editor-in-Chief of Glamour Cindi Leive, also discusses the best and worst places for young [...]

March 19, 2015|Categories: Press Hits|