Equal Pay & the Wage Gap

No matter how you slice it, women in the U.S. who work full time are paid less than men.

Women are paid only 81 cents for every dollar paid to men—and for women of color the wage gap is even longer. It’s long past time to close the wage gap.

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NWLC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Maine Equal Pay Law

It’s Time to Pay Black Women What They’re Owed

In 2021, more than 12 million women and girls lacked health insurance; poverty rates still adversely affected women of color at higher rates than their white counterparts; and the wage gap has for women overall widened to 84 cents

America’s Moms Are Still Suffering. We’ve Just Stopped Talking About It.

NWLC Files Amicus Brief to Protect Restaurant Workers’ Rights

Why the Inflation Reduction Act Matters for Gender and Racial Equity

New Report from National Women’s Law Center and Partners Examines U.S. Housing Crisis and Policies, Impact on Women of Color

Pay Equity Report Confirms That Collecting Pay Data Is Essential to Ending Pay Inequities

After the Cap and Gown: Why President Biden Should Cancel at Least $50,000 of Student Loan Debt Now

Women’s Jobs Are Being Added Back to the Economy—But Many Need Improving

To Achieve Equal Pay for AANHPI Women, We Need to Embrace Their Full Realities

Testimony in Defense of Salary Transparency in New York City

NWLC, NELP, CWA, SEIU, and EPI Urge Court to Reject Efforts to Halt Federal Contractor Wage Increase

Tax the Patriarchy

Gender and the Tax Code