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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Fact Sheet | Fair Pay for Women in New Mexico Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage and the Tipped Minimum Wage

February 20, 2013

Tens of thousands of workers in New Mexico – disproportionately women and people of color – struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage earnings. Proposals in the New Mexico legislature would raise the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage and index both to inflation.

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Fact Sheet | Fair Pay for Women and People of Color in Maryland Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage and the Tipped Minimum Wage

February 15, 2013

This fact sheet explains how increasing the minimum wage and the tipped minimum wage in Maryland would especially benefit women and people of color.

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Fact Sheet | Fair Pay for Women and People of Color in Connecticut Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage

February 08, 2013

This fact sheet explains how increasing the minimum wage and the tipped minimum wage in Connecticut would especially benefit women and people of color.

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Fact Sheet | A Higher Minimum Wage Would Benefit Working Women, Their Families and All New Jerseyans

February 06, 2013

This fact sheet, produced by NWLC and the Rutgers Center for Women and Work, explains how an increase in the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage would benefit women and their families, help close the wage gap between women and men's earnings, and boost New Jersey's economy.

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Fact Sheet | Frequently Asked Questions About Refundable Family Tax Credits

December 13, 2012

A number of refundable tax provisions that help working families, including the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), were improved and expanded in 2001, 2003, and 2009. These credits, and their improvements, help millions of low- and moderate-income families work their way out of poverty, but the improvements are currently set to expire at the end of 2012.

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