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Job Quality

Unpredictable, volatile work schedules in low-wage jobs can make it impossible for working women to make ends meet and care for their families.

Fair Work Schedules

Unpredictable, volatile work schedules in low-wage jobs can make it impossible for working women to make ends meet and care for their families.

Low-Paid Jobs & Minimum Wage

Women are much more likely as men to work in low-wage occupations that typically pay $11 per hour or less — jobs such as child care workers, restaurant servers, maids and cashiers.

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The Child Care and Early Learning Workforce Is Underpaid and Women are Paying the Price

By the Numbers: Data on Key Programs for the Well-Being of Women, LGBTQ+ People, and Their Families

Time To Care: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the FAMILY Act

Paid Sick Days and the Healthy Families Act

This May Day, the Senate Must Confirm Julie Su as the Next Secretary of Labor

Girls in Crisis: More Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In March, Women Made up Just 1% of Labor Force Entrants Ages 20 and Over

There Are Now 10,000 More Women in the Labor Force Than in February 2020

Women Gain 263,000 Jobs in January

While Overall Unemployment Rate Edges Down, Rates Increase for Black Women and Latinas

Women Gain Over Six in 10 Jobs Added to Economy in November

In D.C., Some Workers Make $5.35 Per Hour. You Can Change That.

Women Gain Nearly Two in Three Jobs Added to Economy in October

Woman interviewing for job

Two and a Half Years Later, Women Finally Recover Pandemic-Related Job Losses

NWLC Settles Sex Harassment Case Against California Cable Manufacturing Company

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

NWLC Files Amicus Brief to Protect Restaurant Workers’ Rights

152,000 Women Join Labor Force in August

The Wage Gap Shortchanges Mothers

Men Have Recovered Net Jobs Lost to Pandemic While Women Are Still Missing 100,000 Jobs

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

Women Gain 83% of Jobs While 170,000 Women Leave Labor Force in June

Women’s Labor Force Participation Increases as 397,000 Women Join Labor Force in May

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