Do You Earn More Than The Average Millennial In Your State?
April 9, 2015
It’s official: The gender wage gap still exists, even for Millennials. According to a recent report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, female Millennials are making less than their male counterparts in all but one state.
Read More »GOP’s Sick New Crusade: Inside The Conservative War On Poor Women
April 9, 2015
A new report finds that women have higher rates of poverty in every state. The GOP wants to widen the disparity.
Read More »No, Women Getting College Degrees Won’t Close The Gender Wage Gap
April 8, 2015
The gender wage gap stands at 22 percent, meaning that American women who work full-time, year-round, make just 78 percent of what their male peers make in a year. Progress to close it has been basically nonexistent for a decade. But some argue that the fact that young women are getting college degrees at a faster rate than men is a sign that the wage gap is going to shrink.
Read More »Here’s How Much Money Millennials Are Earning In Each State
April 8, 2015
Millennials aren't earning as much money as their parents did when they were young. They came of age during tough economic times — student debt has reached an all-time high and the job market is more competitive than ever.
Read More »Where Women Have The Most Economic Opportunity and Security, In 5 Maps
April 8, 2015
Congratulations Maryland, your women are economically better off than their counterparts in any other state.
Read More »Millennial Women Are More Educated Than Men, But Are Still Paid Less
April 8, 2015
Young women are reaping the benefits of the women’s movement when it comes to education, but they’re still waiting for equal pay.
Read More »Young Women Are More Educated Than Men But They Earn Less
April 8, 2015
Young women are more likely than their male counterparts to hold a college diploma, yet they are still more likely to live in poverty, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
Read More »Report: Utah Women Losing Ground In Poverty and Opportunity
April 8, 2015
The poverty rate for Utah women is climbing as opportunities for them diminish.
Read More »Another Reason to Join the Fight for Equal Pay
March 31, 2015
April 14 is Equal Pay Day—though it’s no day to celebrate. It marks the date by which the average working woman has earned the same amount her male colleagues did—in the previous year. And it’s a way of representing the figure we all know, that women make about 77 cents on the male dollar.
Read More »Gender inequities persist on California Capitol payroll
March 28, 2015
With lawmakers highlighting wage inequity in California workplaces, The Sacramento Bee analyzed the Legislature’s own payroll to see whether men and women are paid equally by the institution that sets policy for the rest of the state.
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