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Using CPS data, U.S. Bureau of Labor economist Stephanie Boraas and College of William & Mary economics professor William R. Rodgers III report that only 39% of the gender pay gap is explained in 1999, controlling for percent female, schooling, experience, region, Metropolitan Statistical Area size, minority status, part-time employment ...
Proponents of the Paycheck Fairness Act consider it an extension of the laws established by the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work. In order to find an employer in violation of the Equal Pay Act, a plaintiff must prove that "(1) the employer pays ...
Gender research has heavily focused on the interaction between gender and the economy. Typically, research in this area involves the issue of the gender pay gap.Another aspect of gender research in economics is the less studied issue of gender-based price disparities in the cost of goods and services across different industries.
Five states in the U.S. plan on implementing new pay regulations in 2025, and the European Union’s Pay Transparency Directive goes into effect in 2026. Companies are admitting, however, that ...
What’s next for the gender pay gap? There are two ways to look at the progress of the gender pay gap — it depends on how far you zoom out. In 1988, women earned roughly 66 percent as much as ...
Despite progress made over the years, the gender pay gap still exists across all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.. According to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research ...
In addition to the gender pay gap, a "family gap" also exists, wherein women with children receive about 10-15% less pay when compared to women without children. [ 46 ] [ 76 ] According to Jane Waldfogel, professor of social work and public affairs at Columbia University , this family gap is a contributing factor to the United States' large ...
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