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
Minimum Wage
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

Fact Sheet | Cutting Programs for Low-Income People Especially Hurts Women and Their Families

March 14, 2013

As Congress debates spending priorities and deficit reduction measures, it must protect programs for low-income families and individuals and ensure that deficit reduction does not increase poverty. 

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Fact Sheet | 2013 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

March 08, 2013

This memorandum summarizes changes to state and federal child and dependent care tax provisions that took effect or were enacted in 2012.

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

March 05, 2013

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

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Fact Sheet | Tax Credits Q&A

March 04, 2013

Get detailed information about each of the federal tax credits including the Earned Income Tax Credit,  the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and the Making Work Pay Credit.

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Legal Briefs & Testimony | Testimony in Favor of Legislation (HB1204) to Increase Minimum Wage and Tipped Minimum Wage in Maryland

February 28, 2013

The National Women's Law Center submitted testimony to the Economic Matters Committee in the Maryland House in support of legislation to increase the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage in Maryland.

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