Poverty & Income Support

Women & Poverty

Poverty Rates for Women at Historic Highs

Millions of women and families are struggling to keep their heads above water, while the richest 1 percent is doing better than ever.

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Minimum Wage

Women and the Minimum Wage, State by State

The minimum wage is falling short for women, who represent nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers. Find out how many minimum wage workers in your state are women.

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Women and the Recovery

A Long Road Ahead

The pace of the economic recovery has picked up, especially for women. But employment has yet to return to pre-recession levels.

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New Data on Poverty
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Women & The Recovery

Highlights

Reports & Toolkits | Insecure & Unequal: Poverty Among Women and Families 2000-2012

September 26, 2013

This report provides a gender analysis of national and state poverty and income data for 2012, released by the Census Bureau in September 2013.

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Fact Sheet | National Snapshot: Poverty Among Women & Families, 2012

September 18, 2013

The poverty rates for women, like poverty rates overall, remained at historically high levels in 2012, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released in September 2013. Women’ poverty rates were once again substantially above the poverty rates for men.

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Infographics and Internet Memes | Who makes less than $10.10/hour? Women.

March 5, 2013

The minimum wage is a women's issue. Check out our new infographic to learn more.

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More Resources

Webinars & Presentations | Tax Credits: What Families Need to Know

October 17, 2012

This webinar provides facts about how federal and state tax credits can give working families a leg up, and provides access to resources that will help you to get that information in the hands of families in your community.

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Fact Sheet | Tax Credits Fact Sheet, Tax Year 2012

October 16, 2012

Families may be eligible for thousands of dollars in federal and state tax credits. These credits can lower the income taxes that families must pay and, in some cases, give cash refunds to families whose incomes are too low to owe taxes.

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Fact Sheet | State Tax Materials (English)

October 16, 2012

The individual state fliers include information on tax credits specific to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Fact Sheet | Checklist of Tax Issues for Domestic Violence Survivors

October 12, 2012

This checklist is designed to give advocates information about some of the issues domestic violence survivors might face and shares resources for free tax preparation, representation, and advice.

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Fact Sheet | Wage Gap FAQs

October 05, 2012

The typical American woman who worked full time, year round was still paid only 77 cents for every
dollar paid to her male counterpart in 2011.1 For women of color, the gap was even larger. This fact sheet provides details about the wage gap measure that the Census and the National Women’s Law Center use, factors contributing to the wage gap, and how to shrink the gap.

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