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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The Wage Gap by State for Disabled White, non-Hispanic Women

The Wage Gap by State for Disabled Latina Women

NWLC Statement on President Biden’s Executive Action to Protect Undocumented Immigrants from Deportation

One Fair Wage: Women Fare Better in States with Equal Treatment for Tipped Workers

NWLC Applauds Department of Labor’s Newly Issued Protections for Farmworkers in the H-2A Program

Maryland’s Pay Range Transparency Bill Delivers a Win-Win for Workers and Employers

NWLC Applauds Biden Administration’s New Overtime Rule

AANHPI Women Cannot Afford to Wait for Action on the Wage Gap

NWLC Submits Comments on Federal Contractor Pay Equity Rule

Some Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women Lose More Than $1 Million Over a Lifetime to the Wage Gap

Pay Range Transparency Is Critical for Driving Pay Equity

Governor Youngkin’s Veto of a Pay Transparency Bill Is a Blow to Women in Virginia

Pay Transparency Laws Are Most Effective When They Require Salary Ranges in Job Listings, NWLC Analysis of Glassdoor Data Reveals

PayChecked: Closing the Wage Gap Transparently