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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Legislators Can Empower Workers With Pay Range Transparency Laws

Woman interviewing for job

The Wage Gap Robs Women Working Full Time, Year Round of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Over a Lifetime

The Lifetime Wage Gap, State by State

The Wage Gap, State by State

A Window Into the Wage Gap: What’s Behind It and How to Close It

Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Taking a Page out of Project 2025 to Hijack More Than $1 Trillion in Federal Grants

Hard Work Is Not Enough: Women in Low-Paid Jobs

Hard Work Is Not Enough: Women in Low-Paid Jobs

Equal Work Deserves Equal Pay: NWLC Wins Settlement in Zoetis Pay Bias Case

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Families Go Hungry

Social Security is Vital to Older Women’s Financial Security

The Wage Gap By State for Indigenous Women

The Wage Gap By State for Asian Women

Young women worried about bills and debr stacking up. Unable to pay credit cards and loans

The Lifetime Wage Gap by State for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Women