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Emergency Contraception

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How the Wage Gap Hurts Women and Families

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The Wage Gap By State for Women Overall

Families depend on women’s wages more than ever, but the typical woman working full time, year round is paid less than the typical full-time, year-round male worker in every state. As the map and table show below, the size of the disparity varies by state.

The Wage Gap By State for Hispanic Women

Families depend on women’s wages more than ever, but the typical woman working full time, year round is paid less than the typical full-time, year-round male worker in every state. For Hispanic women the wage gap is even larger than for women overall.

The Wage Gap By State for African-American Women

Families depend on women’s wages more than ever, but the typical woman working full time, year round is paid less than the typical full-time, year-round male worker in every state. For African-American women the wage gap is even larger than for women overall.

The “Fiscal Cliff” Deal: The American Taxpayer Relief Act

In the closing days of 2012, Congress and President Obama reached a deal to address tax increases and spending cuts that were scheduled to take effect in January 2013, often referred to as the “fiscal cliff.” On January 2, 2013, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) into law. Read more »

State by State: The Affordable Care Act and Covering More Women and Families in Medicaid

The option to cover more people through the Medicaid program is a crucial part of the health care law. Starting in 2014, 15 million uninsured Americans, including 7 million women could be newly eligible for Medicaid coverage should all states accept the federal money included in the Affordable Care Act to support this coverage. Read more »