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 Applauds Reintroduction of the Schedules That Work Act and Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

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NWLC Applauds Reintroduction of the Raise the Wage Act

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NWLC’s Letter of Support for the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Healthy Families Act, and the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023

NWLC Comment on Prohibiting the Use of Salary History in Pay Setting for Federal Employees

Trans, Queer & Underpaid: Emerging LGBTQI+ Pay Gap Data

Pay Transparency Can Help Close the Wage Gap

NWLC Applauds Move to Advance Pay Equity for Federal Employees

Woman in warehouse pushing buttons on wearable barcode reader

Testimony in Support of Maine Pay Transparency Law