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Washington, DC, Ranks Highest for Women’s Employment and Earnings; West Virginia Ranks Lowest

According to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), states across the nation vary widely in their progress towards achieving equality for women in the workplace, with the District of Columbia ranking the highest in the nation for women’s employment and earnings, while West Virginia ranked the lowest. The analysis includes state-by-state rankings and letter grades based on a composite score of economic indicators, including women’s labor force participation, median annual earnings for women, the gender earnings ratio between women and men employed full-time and year-round, and the percentage of employed women in managerial or professional occupations. IWPR has been calculating and tracking state rankings in this area since 1996.

September 2, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

Report: Tech creating black, Hispanic underclass

Whereas 88% of computer and math jobs and 85% of engineering and architecture jobs in Santa Clara County offer sick pay, 59% of building and grounds cleaning jobs and 55% of private protective service jobs do not, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research. [...]

August 28, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

Obama: ‘More work to do’ on equality for women

Senate Republicans in April rejected the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have held employees responsible for wage discrimination against women and would have required the U.S. Department of Labor to collect wage data from supervisors. Nationwide, women made 77 cents for every dollar earned by a [...]

August 28, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|