Webinar: The Gender Wage Gap and Occupational Segregation: Tackling the Undervaluation of Human Services and Care Work
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New IWPR Research: Women Earn Less Than Men in Almost All Occupations, Even in Jobs Commonly Held by Women
On the Eve of Equal Pay Day 2023, the Institute [...]
New IWPR Report Shows Challenges Women Face in Patenting Process, Provides Recommendations to Diversify Innovation
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New Report Shows Young Women Workers Still Struggling a Decade After the Great Recession, Offers Lessons for the Pandemic Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 25, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber [...]
Women are paid less than men in almost all occupations, according to new analysis of 2020 earnings data
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2021 Contact: Liz Rose | [...]
Why Big Data Is Failing Women in STEM and How To Fix It
By Joan Michelson Big Data dominates our economy. Yet, we [...]
What’s at Stake this November: Pay Equity (Show Me the Money!)
The pay gap between working women and men is one of the highest ranking concerns for women. It’s increasingly a priority for men—because when one earner in a family brings in less than she should, the family suffers overall.
The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019
Women’s median earnings are lower than men’s in nearly all occupations, whether they work in occupations predominantly done by women, occupations predominantly done by men, or occupations with a more even mix of men and women. Data for both women’s and men’s median weekly earnings for full-time work are available for 125 occupations.
The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2018
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Retail Occupations: Few Signs of Employment Decline but Increasing Precarity
One in eleven U.S. workers work in retail jobs, close to 13 million workers in 2014-16. Occupations in the retail sector include Retail Salespersons, Cashiers, and Stock Clerks and Order Fillers, but also Advertising Agents, Telemarketers, and Models and Product Promoters.
