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Today, we earn more college degrees and have infinitely more choices, but what has it meant? Take a look:
Women have surged into the workforce since the 1960s—but real householdincome has stagnated for all but the richest 10%. That means our families have sent more people off to work just to maintain our standard of living.
Progress toward gender equality has stalled. Women’s annual earnings are just 77% of men’s.
Among 25- to 34-year-old workers, women are more likely than men to have a college degree.
Two-thirds of minimum wage earners are women.
Five of the six fastest-growing industries pay low wages—and employ mostly women.
Most (60%) of women’s job gains during the economic recovery have been in low-wage jobs.
The unemployment rate for young (ages 16 to 24) women workers is 14.5%.
43% of women working in the private sector are not able to take a single paid sick day when they are ill, and more than half of working mothers (54%) do not have even a few paid sick days they can use to care for their sick children.
Women in unions, on average, make 12.9% more than their nonunion counterparts, are 36.8% more likely to have employer-provided health insurance and are 53.4% more likely to have participated in an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
How can we get progress on gender equality moving again? We could start by raising the minimum wage, enacting family-friendly policies like the FAMILY Act, investing in good jobs and restoring collective bargaining rights so all workers can stand together.
Women have surged into the workforce since the 1960s—but real householdincome has stagnated for all but the richest 10%. That means our families have sent more people off to work just to maintain our standard of living.
Progress toward gender equality has stalled. Women’s annual earnings are just 77% of men’s.
Among 25- to 34-year-old workers, women are more likely than men to have a college degree.
Two-thirds of minimum wage earners are women.
Five of the six fastest-growing industries pay low wages—and employ mostly women.
Most (60%) of women’s job gains during the economic recovery have been in low-wage jobs.
The unemployment rate for young (ages 16 to 24) women workers is 14.5%.
43% of women working in the private sector are not able to take a single paid sick day when they are ill, and more than half of working mothers (54%) do not have even a few paid sick days they can use to care for their sick children.
Women in unions, on average, make 12.9% more than their nonunion counterparts, are 36.8% more likely to have employer-provided health insurance and are 53.4% more likely to have participated in an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
How can we get progress on gender equality moving again? We could start by raising the minimum wage, enacting family-friendly policies like the FAMILY Act, investing in good jobs and restoring collective bargaining rights so all workers can stand together.
