Join us for IWPR’s 2026 Power+ Summit, The Power Grid: Driving Gender Equity Forward, taking place September 28–29 in Detroit, MI.
Together, we will spark bold ideas, share breakthroughs, and shape the future of gender equity.
We all know that the gender wage gap exists, but we like to think that it doesn’t affect us. The human resources departments at our companies couldn’t possibly let gender inequality persist—or could they?
Unfortunately, these people were likely to be right: Women working full-time, year-round jobs earned 78.6% of what similar men did in 2014. And according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, at the current rate, women will not see equal pay until 2059.