When it comes to equal pay, the American woman is stuck in a proverbial waiting room. But the number on her ticket, the length of her stay, largely depends on where she lives and to whom she was born. A new report from the  Institute for [...]

The typical woman born between 1955 and 1959 has lost $531,502 in cumulative lifetime earnings because of America’s gender-pay gap, according to a new  report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Losses from the gap accumulate over the course of a woman’s lifetime, and [...]

While the U.S. has made strides toward reducing the gender wage gap over the decades, new  research today shows just how far there is to go. At the current rate of progress, the gender pay gap — the difference between women's and men's earnings — won't close nationwide until 2058, according to a [...]

While the U.S. has made strides toward reducing the gender wage gap over the decades, new  research today shows just how far there is to go. At the current rate of progress, the gender pay gap — the difference between women's and men's earnings — won't close nationwide until 2058, according to a [...]

Women are closing the pay gap with men–slowly. Very slowly. A  new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research examines trends in  women’s employment and earnings and finds that in a handful of states, a woman born today isn’t likely to see wage equality [...]

A new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research forecasts the national gender wage gap will close in the year 2058. That means women will not receive equal pay for the next 43 years. In some states, it will take even longer. Right now, [...]