The Gender Pay Gap
No matter how you analyze it, the gender pay gap is real, persistent and harmful to women’s financial well-being.
No matter how you analyze it, the gender pay gap is real, persistent and harmful to women’s financial well-being.
Women remain disproportionally represented in low-wage jobs, while men dominate the highest-paying fields.
Women are increasingly raising their voices about unwanted and unacceptable behavior that creates yet another barrier to their success. We need to make sure those voices are heard.
Because of old workplace paradigms, becoming a mother can take a toll on a woman’s earnings and jeopardize her family's economic security.
A lifelong pay gap culminates in the fact that women have significantly less income than men during their retirement years, a time when they are particularly vulnerable.
Jobs of the future are changing rapidly — creating new opportunities and obstacles. We need to change policies and practices so women can thrive in the next generation workforce.
As soon as girls start school, they encounter attitudes and expectations about what they 'should' and 'shouldn't' do. This continues throughout their schooling, steering them toward certain career paths and…
Attitudes and expectations about how girls and boys perform academically — and behave socially — push children toward certain pathways. It's time to open all roads to everyone, regardless of…
When it comes to 'innate' abilities, there's no evidence whatsoever to support the notion that boys are better at math and science. Yet these limiting stereotypes persist.
Harassment, assault and even violence stand in the way of girls' and women's access to an equal education. We need to do more to make it stop!