What Barbie Can Teach Us About the Gender Wage Gap ArticleJuly 26, 2023 What Barbie Can Teach Us About the Gender Wage Gap Despite decades of efforts to boost women’s representation throughout the U.S. economy, women still face a pay gap in nearly every single occupation—even high-paying ones. Jul 26, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep, Lily Roberts, 1 More Maggie Jo Buchanan
Raising Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Past EventJuly 24, 2023 Raising Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Tune in below to watch a discussion on the connection between raising the minimum wage and Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Online only Jul 24, 2023
Why Federal Pay Data Collection Is Critical to Equity ArticleJuly 18, 2023 Why Federal Pay Data Collection Is Critical to Equity Kalpana Kotagal’s confirmation to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers promise for the reinstatement of federal pay data collection, a critical pay equity tool discontinued in 2019. Jul 18, 2023 Isabela Salas-Betsch, Lauren Hoffman
What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act Turns 60 ArticleJune 8, 2023 What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act Turns 60 New analysis by the Center for American Progress shows that working women have cumulatively lost $61 trillion in wages since 1967. Jun 8, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep
Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave ArticleAugust 5, 2022 Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave Sen. Marco Rubio’s purported paid parental leave plan would hurt, rather than help, women by cutting the retirement benefits they need. Aug 5, 2022 Molly Weston Williamson
How the Government Can End Poverty for Native American Women ReportOctober 22, 2021 How the Government Can End Poverty for Native American Women American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States make just 60 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts, and this wage gap forces too many of them and their families into poverty. Oct 22, 2021 Arohi Pathak
10 Essential Actions To Promote Equal Pay ReportMarch 24, 2021 10 Essential Actions To Promote Equal Pay The Biden administration should restart the collection of employer pay data, convene a new interagency equal pay task force, undertake an initiative to promote greater pay transparency, and designate more funding for enforcement of equal pay protections in order to regain lost ground and make progress for working women. Mar 24, 2021 Jocelyn Frye
10 Actions Employers Can Take To Secure Equal Pay for Black Women ArticleAugust 13, 2020 10 Actions Employers Can Take To Secure Equal Pay for Black Women Employers have a pivotal role to play in establishing pay practices within workplaces and correcting the disparities that have eroded Black women’s pay for decades. Aug 13, 2020 Jocelyn Frye
$546 Billion and Counting: Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Continues to Shortchange Women ArticleMarch 26, 2020 $546 Billion and Counting: Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Continues to Shortchange Women Women working full time earned an estimated $546.3 billion less than their male counterparts in the year since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act. With each day the Senate fails to act, this earnings gap will only expand. Mar 26, 2020 Robin Bleiweis
Quick Facts About the Gender Wage Gap Fact SheetMarch 24, 2020 Quick Facts About the Gender Wage Gap This fact sheet defines the gender wage gap, identifies what drives it, and quantifies its impact on women and their families. Mar 24, 2020 Robin Bleiweis
Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day ArticleMarch 19, 2020 Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day March 19 marks how far into the new year minimum wage workers must work to earn the same amount they did in 2009, the year Congress last increased the federal minimum wage. Mar 19, 2020 Lily Roberts, Galen Hendricks, Robin Bleiweis
Why Pay Data Matter in the Fight for Equal Pay ReportMarch 2, 2020 Why Pay Data Matter in the Fight for Equal Pay Ensuring comprehensive pay data collection is essential to combating gender-based pay discrimination and securing equal pay for all women. Mar 2, 2020 Jocelyn Frye
Short-Changed: How Tipped Work Exacerbates the Pay Gap for Latinas ArticleNovember 20, 2019 Short-Changed: How Tipped Work Exacerbates the Pay Gap for Latinas Latina Equal Pay Day serves as a reminder that Latinas make 54.5 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. New analysis demonstrates that the difference is even starker for Latinas who work for tips: Tipped Latina workers earn 65 percent less than nontipped white, non-Hispanic men. Nov 20, 2019 Lily Roberts, Galen Hendricks
Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women ArticleAugust 22, 2019 Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women The fight for Black women’s equal pay must address race and gender biases that erode Black women’s wages and undermine their ability to thrive. Aug 22, 2019 Jocelyn Frye
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Making Real Progress on Equal Pay ReportMarch 26, 2019 Rhetoric vs. Reality: Making Real Progress on Equal Pay In order to tackle equal pay, policymakers must reject the most common and dangerous myths used to stall much-needed equal pay reforms. Mar 26, 2019 Jocelyn Frye, Robin Bleiweis
Equal Pay Is Fundamental for Women’s Success in the New Economy ArticleMarch 25, 2019 Equal Pay Is Fundamental for Women’s Success in the New Economy Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that most new jobs gained by American women in 2018 were in industries with wider-than-average gender wage gaps. Mar 25, 2019 Jocelyn Frye, Diana Boesch
Leveraging the Power of Black Women ArticleJuly 31, 2017 Leveraging the Power of Black Women Recognizing and reconciling individual biases, as well as conducting meaningful conversations about empowering black women and leveraging that power, will ensure that the United States is fairer and more prosperous for all. Jul 31, 2017 Jocelyn Frye, Michele L. Jawando
Global Progress on Equal Pay and Paid Leave InteractiveApril 4, 2017 Global Progress on Equal Pay and Paid Leave Countries around the world have adopted policies to promote women’s economic security and participation and close the gender wage gap. The United States is an extreme outlier in its lack of such policies. Apr 4, 2017 Kaitlin Holmes, Danielle Corley
International Approaches to Closing the Gender Wage Gap ReportApril 4, 2017 International Approaches to Closing the Gender Wage Gap While achieving progress on national work-life and anti-discrimination policies has been all but politically impossible in the United States in the past few decades, industrialized and developing countries alike are comprehensively addressing both facets of the gender wage gap. Apr 4, 2017 Kaitlin Holmes, Danielle Corley
The Value of Equal Pay to the U.S. Economy ArticleApril 3, 2017 The Value of Equal Pay to the U.S. Economy The gender wage gap is also a drag on the U.S. economy; closing the gap should be a top priority of any economic policy agenda that seeks to strengthen and grow the economy. Apr 3, 2017 Kate Bahn
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Equal Pay ReportNovember 7, 2016 Rhetoric vs. Reality: Equal Pay Many conservatives profess support for equal pay but ignore the real need for stronger protections against pay discrimination and comprehensive solutions to close the gender wage gap. Nov 7, 2016 Kaitlin Holmes, Jocelyn Frye, Sarah Jane Glynn, 1 More Jessica Quinter
Observing—but Not Celebrating—Latina Equal Pay Day ArticleNovember 1, 2016 Observing—but Not Celebrating—Latina Equal Pay Day Despite being vital breadwinners and members of the workforce, Latinas continue to be underpaid. Nov 1, 2016 Angela Maria Kelley
Why Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Matters ArticleAugust 22, 2016 Why Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Matters Wage equality is a key issue for Millennials. But for young black women, it is not only a concern, it is a determining factor in their quality of life. Aug 22, 2016 Gabrielle Bozarth, Naomi Kellogg
How Labor Friction and Social Fiction Relate to the Gender Wage Gap ArticleApril 27, 2016 How Labor Friction and Social Fiction Relate to the Gender Wage Gap Labor market frictions exacerbate lower pay for women. Apr 27, 2016 Kate Bahn
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy IssueNovember 1, 2021 Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.
Building an Economy for All IssueNovember 1, 2021 Building an Economy for All Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.