Publications
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women Earn Less than White Men in All but One State
In 2022, the median annual earnings of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women for a year of full-time work were 92.7 percent of White men’s and just 80.1 percent when considering part-time and part-year workers as well. Click below to read [...]
As Apprenticeships Expand, Breaking Down Occupational Segregation Is Key to Women’s Economic Success
Apprenticeships are structured training programs that combine paid on-the-job learning with classroom instruction and provide a pathway to industry-recognized qualifications in in-demand occupations. For workers, the apprenticeship route can offer an alternative to traditional college (and college debt), yet traditionally, women have been much [...]
Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction
In 2023, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever, with 363,651 working in construction and extraction occupations. In the five years since 2018, the number of tradeswomen increased by more than 80,000, a growth of 28.3 percent. Construction [...]
IWPR 2023 Annual Report
This moment in history is unlike any other. The attacks on women’s health, freedom, and autonomy have come fast and furious. Basic rights that took decades to secure are being stripped away in mere months. Pay equity, workforce protections, reproductive rights, health care—all are [...]
Women Earn Less than Men Whether They Work in the Same or Different Occupations
Whether women work full-time year-round, full-time per week, or whether all women with earnings are included, they face a substantial wage gap. Women who worked full-time year- round in 2022 made just 84.0 cents on the dollar paid to men. In 2023, the weekly [...]
