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Data on Poverty & Income

Data reveals that Black, Latinx, and Indigenous women are more likely to be pushed into poverty because of racist and sexist policies and attitudes.

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National Snapshot: Poverty among Women & Families, 2020

As Eviction Deadline Looms, Black, Non-Hispanic Women Are Over Two Times More Likely Than White, Non-Hispanic Men to Be Behind on Rent or Mortgage Payments

As Holidays Approach, More Black Women and Latinas Are Going Hungry

One in Six Latinas and One in Five Black, Non-Hispanic Women Don’t Have Enough to Eat

Ensuring Access to Food Assistance for Women and Families: Amicus Brief in District of Columbia v. USDA

Close-up on a server working in a restuarant and holding a notepad

Black, Non-Hispanic Women and Latinas Are Facing Severe COVID-19 Impact

Nearly 10 Million Women Left Uninsured in 2019; Being a Woman Still Raised the Odds of Being Poor in America; and the Wage Gap for Black Women and Latinas Closed by One Penny

NWLC Resources on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance in 2019

COVID-19 Is Making Women’s Economic Situation Even Worse

COVID-19 and the Ensuing Recession Puts Women in Retail at Risk

NWLC Comment to OMB on Considerations for Additional Measures of Poverty

Sign on Letter Requesting OMB Extend Poverty Comment Period

Low-Paid Women Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Are at High Risk of Living in Poverty, Even When Working Full-time

When Hard Work Is Not Enough: Women in Low-Paid Jobs

NWLC Comment on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule

Unemployment Insurance and Protections are Vital for Women and Families

National Snapshot: Poverty among Women & Families, 2019

NWLC Resources on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance in 2018

Data Reveal Michigan Women Face Obstacles to Economic Security

Impact of Redefining the Poverty’s Inflation Measure

NWLC Comments Opposing Slower Inflation Measure for the Official Poverty Measure

The Working Families Tax Relief Act: Making The Tax Code Better Support Women and Families

Raising the Caps: What This Means and Why Congress Needs to Act

NWLC Comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on SNAP