Occupational Segregation

New IWPR Report Shows Challenges Women Face in Patenting Process, Provides Recommendations to Diversify Innovation

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By Erin Weber|2021-07-19T09:39:48-05:00July 19, 2021|Press Releases|0 Comments

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 [...]

By Erin Weber|2021-05-25T07:55:50-05:00May 25, 2021|Press Releases|0 Comments

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.

By IWPR|2020-11-02T18:37:14-05:00October 15, 2020|Press Hits|0 Comments

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.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Zohal Barsi|2020-11-02T18:29:23-05:00March 24, 2020|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Fact Sheet|Comments Off on The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2019

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.

By Ariane Hegewisch, Chandra Childers and Heidi Hartmann|2020-07-25T18:10:23-05:00March 13, 2019|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity, Fact Sheet|Comments Off on Retail Occupations: Few Signs of Employment Decline but Increasing Precarity
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