NPWF President: "Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action." WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women...
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Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race
FACT SHEET | Women of color in the United States experience the nation's persistent and pervasive gender wage gap most severely. U.S. Census Bureau data reveal the size of that gap by race.
America’s Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | Overall, women in the United States are paid 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. When women lose income, their economic security and that of their families is diminished.
How Data Collection Can Help Close the Wage Gap
ISSUE BRIEF | The wage gap impacts people's livelihoods, the future of work and the economy – and pay data collection is a critical tool for solving it.
What Policymakers Can Do on Pay Equity Data Collection to Help Close the Wage Gap
Data collection is at the forefront of many timely conversations involving women at work, and is being tracked by global news networks, job sites, and economic and academic researchers and advocates.
What Businesses Can Do on Pay Equity Data Collection to Help Close the Wage Gap
National Partnership for Women & Families analysis reveals that of companies on the Fortune 100 list in 2022, roughly two-thirds are already reporting wage gap data to the U.K.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.
The Paycheck Fairness Act: A Section-by-Section Summary
A section-by-section legislative summary of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would combat pay discrimination that contributes to the gender wage gap.
The Paycheck Fairness Act
FACT SHEET | Enactment of the Paycheck Fairness Act would be a critical step forward in the fight for fair pay for women.
Gender and Geography of Higher-Income Workers
Nationally, 16.5 percent of full-time, year-round workers have earnings of $100,000 or more – an estimated 19.2 million people. Due to the gender wage gap, men are more likely than women to have earnings above this threshold: 20.6 percent of men...
Minimum Wage and Abortion Access
In the United States, people with lower incomes, people with disabilities, and people of color have never fully enjoyed reproductive freedom. Whether a person wants to have a child or wants to not have children, their ability to exercise these...
Making a Fortune for Others: Causes and Consequences of the Black Wealth Gap
Everyone should be able to weather a financial shock -- a major illness, a layoff -- without losing their housing or falling deep into debt. Everyone should be able to afford educational opportunities for themselves or their children and be able to...
An Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District
CHART | An analysis of the gender wage gap by congressional district (2020)