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NWLC In The Press

Which State Has The Largest Gender Pay Gap? This Map Has The Answer

In every state, the average woman takes home at least $5,000 less than men each year, the business research company Expert Market found by analyzing data from the National Women's Law Center. Louisiana and Utah...

Whitney Wolfe Herd: How To Build A Workplace Where Women Can Thrive

While all women make less than men on average, the “motherhood penalty,” as it’s been called, sees working moms paid 71 cents for each dollar paid to working dads, according to a National Women’s Law...

National Equal Pay Day won’t make a difference for women of color

While women make up just under 50 percent of the workforce, according to the National Women’s Law Center, women comprise two thirds of employees working low-wage jobs, defined as those that earn less than $10.50...

Utah now has America’s biggest gender wage gap — women earn 70 cents on the dollar compared to men

In 2016, a study by the National Women’s Law Center said Utah had the nation’s second-worst “lifetime wage gap” — behind Louisiana — at 67 cents on the dollar. Over a 40-year career, that meant...

6 of the biggest companies in the US that are best for women

America's largest companies have a long way to go before they can achieve equal pay — the National Women's Law Center reports American women make $0.80 for men's $1.00 — but companies like General Motors...

Speier introduces bill to end the ‘pink tax’

The legislation faces an uphill battle in Congress as Speier previously introduced the bill in 2016 and it failed to make it to the floor. Groups including Consumer Reports, Consumer Federation of America, the National...