Women and Infrastructure Jobs: Policy Options for Congress
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation Reduction [...]
Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction
Construction careers are attracting an increasing number of women. [...]
Knowing What Your Co-Worker Makes Doesn’t Close the Pay Gap
By Emma Goldberg Carolyn Kopprasch earns $225,000 a year. Maria [...]
DC Ranks Top for Women’s Employment and Earnings, but Black and Latina Women Are Left Behind
Since the start of COVID-19, women have been hit hard [...]
Megan Rapinoe shines spotlight on pay fight and unequal NCAA amenities in Capitol Hill testimony
By Annie Grayer World Cup champion, US soccer player and [...]
Equal Pay Day 2021: The Results of a COVID-Impacted Economy
For many women, this Equal Pay Day feels uniquely urgent. [...]
This Equal Pay Day, women face additional burdens due to the pandemic
By Kimberly Adams Today is Equal Pay Day for women. [...]
It’s Equal Pay Day: Women lose an average of $406,000 to the wage gap in their lifetime
By Jazmin Goodwin New York (CNN Business) - This year, [...]
In 25 Years, the Pay Gap Has Shrunk by Just 8 Cents
By Francesca Donner and Emma Goldberg Megan Rapinoe is a [...]
The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation, Race, and Ethnicity 2020
In 2020, women earned less than men in almost all occupations, whether they worked in predominantly male, predominantly female, or more integrated occupations. In the lowest paid of the largest 20 occupations for women, Maids and Housekeepers ($503 per week), women are nine-in-ten workers (and face a wage gap of 10.6 percent); in the highest paid of the largest 20 occupations for men, Chief Executives ($2,402 per week), women are fewer than one-in-three workers (and face a wage gap of 24.4 percent).
