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Gender and Racial Wage Gaps Marginally Improve in 2022 but Pay Equity Still Decades Away
Gender and Racial Wage Gaps Marginally Improve in 2022 but Pay Equity Still Decades Away

Gender and Racial Wage Gaps Marginally Improve in 2022 but Pay Equity Still Decades Away

In 2022, women working full-time year-round made 84.0 cents [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch and Cristy Mendoza|2023-09-18T13:48:17-05:00September 15, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, IWPR, Publications, Report|0 Comments

State by State, Mothers Are Paid Much Less Than Fathers

Mothers earned less than fathers prior to the COVID-19 [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cristy Mendoza, Miranda Peterson and Martha Susana James|2023-09-18T10:55:08-05:00August 15, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Fact Sheet, IWPR, Publications|0 Comments

In 2021, Working Moms Made Just 62 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Working Fathers in Every U.S. State, According to New IWPR Fact Sheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2023-08-14T16:26:42-05:00August 14, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, IWPR, Press Releases|0 Comments

Mothers’ Wage Inequities Go Beyond Paid Labor

This year, August 15th marks Mothers' Equal Pay Day. [...]

By Cristy Mendoza and Miranda Peterson|2023-08-15T09:43:31-05:00August 11, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, In the Lead, IWPR|0 Comments

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023: No Matter What State They Live In, Black Women Make Less Than White Men

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is a symbolic commemoration [...]

By Salma Elakbawy and Cristy Mendoza|2023-08-03T12:55:34-05:00July 26, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, In the Lead, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State, Will Not Reach Pay Equity with White Men Until 2144, According to a New IWPR Fact Sheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 [...]

By William Lutz|2023-08-03T12:57:23-05:00July 25, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Press Releases|0 Comments

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144
Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

Black Women Earn Less Than White Men in Every State, Won’t Reach Pay Equity Until 2144

The COVID-19 pandemic and related recession both highlighted and [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cristy Mendoza, Miranda Peterson and David Castro|2023-09-18T10:56:05-05:00July 25, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, IWPR, Publications, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|0 Comments

Women and Infrastructure Jobs: Policy Options for Congress

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation Reduction [...]

By Nina Besser Doorley and Ariane Hegewisch|2023-09-18T10:57:46-05:00July 19, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Policy, Publications|0 Comments

Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction
Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction

Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction

Construction careers are attracting an increasing number of women. [...]

By Ariane Hegewisch|2023-09-18T10:58:38-05:00July 18, 2023|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, IWPR, Publications|0 Comments

Webinar: The Gender Wage Gap and Occupational Segregation: Tackling the Undervaluation of Human Services and Care Work

Click here for a recording of the webinar. Click here [...]

By William Lutz|2023-06-29T13:10:32-05:00June 28, 2023|Comments Off