Pay Gap

Black Women Are Among Those Who Saw the Largest Declines in Wages over the Last Decade

Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of data from the American Community Survey finds that between 2004 and 2014, Black women’s real median annual earnings for full-time, year-round work declined by 5.0 percent—more than three times as much as women’s earnings overall.

By Asha DuMonthier|2020-09-09T17:11:30-05:00August 22, 2016|Quick Figure, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|Comments Off on Black Women Are Among Those Who Saw the Largest Declines in Wages over the Last Decade

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

This report was prepared by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) as a part of a series of Scholars’ Papers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of American Women: Report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, 1963.

By Ariane Hegewisch and Heidi Hartmann|2025-01-27T19:24:26-05:00January 23, 2014|Equitable Work and Wages|0 Comments