NWLC’s detailed gender analysis of U.S. Census poverty, income, and health insurance data released on September 16, 2015 found that women’s poverty rates were once again substantially above the poverty rates for men. The data also show that income supports such as Social Security benefits lifted the income of millions of Americans above the poverty line.
The wage gap remained stayed statistically unchanged from 2013, with women working full, time, year round paid only 79 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts.