Wage gap

The pay gap between men and women prevents many women from entering the labor force at all.

According to fresh data from Indeed’s Hiring Lab, hourly wages went up 1.7% in the past year. And salaried wages went up 2.9%. Neither is keeping pace with inflation.

Just over half can cover costs for themselves and their families with what they’re bringing home from work.

Economic disadvantages like the wealth gap persist, despite talk of the “she-conomy.”

Cities are home to high-paid business services and rural areas have lost manufacturing, contributing to the 23% gap in earnings.

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin has illuminated issues such as the gender gap in pay, child and elder care, and the shortfall in women economists.

A new study finds that more women in the workforce — and fewer roadblocks to their success — could grow the global economy significantly by boosting productivity.

According to federal data, union membership reduces the gender pay gap by nearly 40%.

Employees have leverage, for now, and rising prices provide a rational justification for requesting a raise.

It’s not just the shift away from a manufacturing economy.