Fact Sheet

Millions of workers – mostly women – struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage earnings. The Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R. 1010/S. 460) would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, increase the tipped minimum cash wage from $2.13 per hour to 70 percent of the minimum wage, and index these wages to keep pace with inflation. Read more »

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Fair Pay for Women Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage and Tipped Minimum Wage

Women working full time, year round typically make only 77 percent of what their male counterparts make – leaving a wage gap of 23 cents on the dollar.  One reason for this gap is that women are concentrated in low-wage jobs: two-thirds of minimum wage workers and workers in tipped occupations are women, disproportionately women of color.  Raising the minimum wage would help close thi Read more »

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Higher State Minimum Wages Promote Fair Pay for Women

Late Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government open only if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is delayed for a year and only if bosses are allowed to make their female employees’ health decisions. The House bill singles out women’s health care for this interference. Read more »

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CR Factsheet 9-30-2013

The typical American woman who works full time, year round was still paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to her male counterpart in 2012.1  For women of color, the gaps are even larger. This document provides details about the wage gap measure that the Census Bureau and the National Women’s Law Center use, factors contributing to the wage gap, and how to close the gap.

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FAQ About the Wage Gap

This table summarizes the poverty rates among different groups in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Poverty Rates by State, 2012

Each year, the Census Bureau releases data on poverty and income in the United States, and the National Women’s Law Center analyzes these data to provide a picture of how women and their families are faring.[1]  The following frequently asked questions take a closer look at what the Census Bureau numbers tell us—and don’t tell us—about poverty. Read more »

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FAQs about the Census Bureau’s Official Poverty Measure

New data from 2012 show that the typical woman still earns only 77 cents for each dollar the typical man earns.  Learn more about the numbers in this fact sheet.

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The Wage Gap is Stagnant in the Last Decade

This table shows the gender wage gaps in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Wage Gap: State Rankings 2012