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 Testifies at 2021 Hearing on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) and Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (H.R. 1065)

The House Passes the Paycheck Fairness Act, in a Victory for Equal Pay

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 Will Help Women and Families

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A Lifetime’s Worth of Benefits: The Effects of Affordable, High-Quality Child Care on Family Income, the Gender Earnings Gap, and Women’s Retirement Security

Testimony, The American Rescue Plan: Shots in Arms and Money in Pockets

Federal Policy Solutions for Raising Wages and Investing in Child Care

The Wage Gap Has Robbed Women of Their Ability to Weather COVID-19

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NWLC Applauds Passage of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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Pass the Raise the Wage Act

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NWLC Joins Amicus Brief Warning of Harm to Workers and the Public if Organizers Lose Access to Worksites.

Webinar: Rebuilding Stronger: State Playbook for Gender Justice

The Paycheck Fairness Act and Raise the Wage Act Will Help Women Build Economic Security

100 Days 100 Wins

100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice

How the Paycheck Fairness Act Will Strengthen the Equal Pay Act