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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...

5 takeaways from CMS’ final 2019 ACA marketplace rule

Still, eight states and about a quarter of ACA enrollees have only one insurer to choose from. Three states—California, Oregon and New York—require nearly all their insurance plans to cover abortion services, according to the...

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day. It doesn’t apply to most women of color.

According to the National Women’s Law Center, white women on average make 79 cents for every dollar made by a man, while black women make 63 cents, Native American women make 57 cents, and Latina...