Better educated, but not better paid Image: Institute for Women’s Policy Research In November 2017, American wives were better educated than their husbands for the first time in history, according to the US Institute for Family Studies. But despite the higher educational attainment of married women, they [...]

By Lori Valigra • October 11, 2018 2:37 pm Only 70 percent of Maine’s workers earn enough to cover basic monthly expenses plus save a little for the future, a new study found. The other 30 percent who lack economic security include people of color and families headed [...]

By Lucia Graves What’s more, white women and Latina women, the populations most likely to be conservatively influenced by marriage, according to Kretschmer’s study, are often in traditional marriages with male breadwinners. (By contrast, more than 80% of black moms are the breadwinners, according to findings from [...]

By Emilia Benton Research showcases that when it comes to representation in the media, we've made progress, but we still have a long way to go. In 1978, the American Society of News Editors pledged to achieve equal representation between whites and people of color in major [...]