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.
By Andrea Camp
Closing the income gap should be a national economic priority. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, if women were paid the same as men, the poverty rate among working women would decrease from the current 8 percent to 3.8 percent, and 2.5 million children would no longer live in poverty.