Why Gender Inequality Is More Acute for Women in the South

February 29, 2016

A new report reveals wider pay gaps and poor workplace treatment for the female workers of southern states.

Alabama ranks as worst state in South for women, report states

February 26, 2016

Alabama ranks as the worst state in the South for women with an overall grade of D-, according to a recent report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

1 in 5 HR Managers Admit That Women at Their Companies Get Paid Less Than Men

February 26, 2016

We all know that the gender wage gap exists, but we like to think that it doesn’t affect us. The human resources departments at our companies couldn’t possibly let gender inequality persist—or could they?

How Gender Inequality Affects Southern Women the Most

February 25, 2016

Ahead of Super Tuesday, a new report points out troubling divides for women in 14 states.

Report: D.C. Scores Highest on ‘Status of Women’ Among Southern States

February 25, 2016

Women own more than 42 percent of District businesses, a factor in why D.C. ranks the highest among 14 southern states on the overall status of women in a new report released today.

Pay women more if you want to reduce poverty

February 25, 2016

Dramatically reducing poverty could be as simple as paying women the same amount of money as men. There’s one problem: Taking that step isn’t all that simple.

Scout’s honor: Norcross will fight to close wage gap

February 19, 2016

Sophia Djeng wants to be a CEO someday. The 11-year-old from Plainsboro also expects to make as much money as any of her male counterparts, and she stood on a stepstool behind a podium to say so.

The Majority of People Don’t Actually Believe the Gender Wage Gap Exists

February 16, 2016

Despite a lot of evidence to the contrary...

Obama’s move on gender pay gap seen as first step in uphill battle

February 5, 2016

Advocates fighting to close the U.S. gender pay gap hailed President Barack Obama's proposal to expand salary reporting requirements but said much more was needed to end wage discrimination.

Let’s accelerate pace of progress on pay equity

February 4, 2016

By Kip Hollister Shirley Leung hit the nail on the head when she said that “if we are to make meaningful progress in closing the gender pay gap, we have to try something new” (“No unity on bill to grant women equality in pay,” Page A1, Jan. 29). It has been over 50 years since the federal […]