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Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State
Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State

Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 27, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, D.C. – New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that there has been remarkably little progress in closing the gender pay gap between Black women and [...]

July 27, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Gender Wage Gap, Racial Wage Gap|

Here’s What You Said Would Improve the Lives of Utah Women
Here’s What You Said Would Improve the Lives of Utah Women

Here’s What You Said Would Improve the Lives of Utah Women

By Becky Jacobs Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining the status of Utah women. Read the editorial explaining the project and fact checks on issues that typically drive the state’s ranking as the nation’s worst place for women. Take the quiz [...]

July 26, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Gender Wage Gap, Status of Women in the States, The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah|

How Much Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Cost Over a Lifetime? Up to $1.3 Million, a New Study Estimates
How Much Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Cost Over a Lifetime? Up to $1.3 Million, a New Study Estimates

How Much Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Cost Over a Lifetime? Up to $1.3 Million, a New Study Estimates

By Meera Jagannathan Workplace sexual harassment can have many intangible psychological and physical consequences, but survivors also face concrete financial costs in the near and long term, according to a new report published nearly four years after the resurgence of the #MeToo movement. On-the-job sexual [...]

July 23, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Costs of Sexual Harassment, COVID-19, Lifetime Costs, Marketplace, Workplace Harassment|

Sexual Harassment Can Cost Victims Hundreds of Thousands
Sexual Harassment Can Cost Victims Hundreds of Thousands

Sexual Harassment Can Cost Victims Hundreds of Thousands

By Hannah Mitchell Sexual harassment doesn't just affect survivors' emotional well-being, it can cost them up to $1 million over their lifetime, according to a July 21 report by The Institute for Women's Policy Research. To assess the financial costs of sexual harassment, the researchers [...]

July 22, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Beckers Hospital Review, Costs of Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment|

New Research Uncovers the True Financial Costs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Women
New Research Uncovers the True Financial Costs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Women

New Research Uncovers the True Financial Costs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Women

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 21, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber, IWPR | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Chelsea Fuller, TIME'S UP Foundation | press@timesupnow.org Washington, DC – Today the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the TIME’S UP Foundation released a report showing that workplace [...]

July 21, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: Costs of Sexual Harassment, COVID-19, Harassment in the Workplace, TIME'S UP NOW|

The High Financial Price Paid by Victims of Sexual Harassment
The High Financial Price Paid by Victims of Sexual Harassment

The High Financial Price Paid by Victims of Sexual Harassment

By Bryce Covert While it’s long been clear that victims of sexual harassment often face retaliation that can damage their careers, the financial cost they shoulder has been difficult to quantify. To put a number on it, a study published Wednesday by Time’s Up and the Institute for Women’s [...]

July 21, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: #MeToo Movement, Bloomberg, Career Change, Costs of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Unemployment|

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Black Women Were Paid Less than 70 Percent of What White Men Were Paid in Almost Every State

Here’s What You Said Would Improve the Lives of Utah Women

How Much Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Cost Over a Lifetime? Up to $1.3 Million, a New Study Estimates

Sexual Harassment Can Cost Victims Hundreds of Thousands

New Research Uncovers the True Financial Costs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Women

The High Financial Price Paid by Victims of Sexual Harassment

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