Equality

Policies to Support Young Mothers’ Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for countless families and brought heightened attention to the plight of working parents.

By Administrator|2021-12-17T15:27:02-05:00December 8, 2021|Comments Off on Policies to Support Young Mothers’ Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resilience in Hard Times: Young Women in the Pandemic Recession and Recovery

Please join us for a webinar to mark the release of IWPR’s new survey briefs on young women’s diverse experiences during the pandemic.

By Administrator|2021-12-15T13:40:21-05:00December 8, 2021|Comments Off on Resilience in Hard Times: Young Women in the Pandemic Recession and Recovery

The Weekly Gender Wage Gap by Race and Ethnicity: 2020

As lowest paid women lost most jobs, the gender wage gap for full-time workers shrank for all women and men, and by race & ethnicity. The gender wage gap in weekly earnings for full-time workers in the United States narrowed between 2019 and 2020, from 19.5 percent in 2019 (a gender earnings ratio of 81.5%) to 18.7 percent in 2020 (a gender earnings ratio of 82.3%)