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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Young women worried about bills and debr stacking up. Unable to pay credit cards and loans

Resilient But Not Recovered: After Two Years of the COVID-19 Crisis, Women Are Still Struggling

Mississippi’s “Equal Pay” Law is a Sham and a Devastating Set-Back for Women in the State, says NWLC

Mississippi’s “Equal Pay” Bills Won’t Close Its Wage Gap

NWLC Applauds President Biden’s Executive Order Curbing the Use of Salary History in Pay Setting

NWLC Files Equal Pay Lawsuit Against Zoetis Alleging Company Maintained Stark Gender-Based Pay Disparity

Yvonne Schulman v. Zoetis

Asking for Salary History Perpetuates Pay Discrimination From Job to Job

Allen v. Staples, Inc.

The Wage Gap Robs Women of Economic Security as the Harsh Impact of COVID-19 Continues

NWLC Files Amicus Briefs Defending Biden Minimum-Wage Rule

Equal Pay Advocates Letter: Amend or Vote No on Mississippi SB 2451

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2021

In 2020, More than 12.6 Million Women and Girls Lacked Health Insurance; Being a Woman Still Raised the Odds of Being Poor in America; and the Wage Gap for Women Overall Narrowed to 83 Cents

NWLC Files Equal Pay Amicus Brief in Support of U.S. Women’s Soccer Players