>> Click to Download The Economic Status of Women in the States This Fact Sheet presents findings from analysis of the Employment & Earnings Index and Poverty & Opportunity Index of The Status of Women in the States series, a comprehensive project that presents and analyzes data for all 50 states and the District […]
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If the earnings of women and men who are employed full-time, year-round change at the rate they have between 1959 and 2015, the gender wage gap in the United States will not close until 2059. The wage gap is projected to close first in Florida, with women achieving pay parity with men in 2038. In […]
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Read More »The Economic Status of Women in New York State Women in New York, as in the nation overall, have made substantial progress toward economic equality over the last several decades but still lag behind men in important ways. Women earn less than their male counterparts, are more likely to live in poverty, and are less […]
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The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower lifetime pay for women, less income for families, and higher rates of poverty across the United States. In each state in the country, women experience lower earnings and higher poverty rates than men. The economic impact of this […]
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The Economic Status of Women in Colorado This briefing paper assesses women’s economic status in Colorado, drawing comparisons with other states in the Mountain West region and the nation overall. It examines how women in Colorado fare on two composite indices—Employment & Earnings, and Poverty & Opportunity—and their component indicators. (For more on […]
Read More »Women’s Reproductive Health Status in the United States: Women’s Funds’ Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Women This paper offers an overview of the significance and status of access to reproductive health rights and services in the United States today. It focuses particularly on how expanding access to family planning methods and information can improve young […]
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The Union Advantage for Women This briefing paper presents an analysis of women’s union membership and the union wage and benefit advantage for women by state and by race/ethnicity. It is based on an analysis of the Current Population Survey. Wage and benefit data are for all workers covered by a union contract, irrespective of […]
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If all working women received equal pay with men, who are of the same age, have the same level of education, work the same number of hours, and have the same urban/rural status, the report notes that the poverty rate for working women in the United States would be cut by more than half, declining from 8.1 percent to 3.9 percent.
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A typical woman loses hundreds of thousands of dollars over her lifetime due to the wage gap. By the time a college-educated woman turns 59, she will have lost almost $800,000 throughout her life.
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