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Pay equity. Paid family leave. Title IX. Lowering student debt. Stopping sexual harassment. Get involved — by changing policies we can improve gender equity.
Pay equity. Paid family leave. Title IX. Lowering student debt. Stopping sexual harassment. Get involved — by changing policies we can improve gender equity.
Employees who are paid fairly are more loyal and productive. The majority of Americans — 60% according to an AAUW Survey — think the wage gap is due to bias.
Overall, women working full time in the U.S. make 82% of what men do. And collectively, the pay gap costs working women more than $500 billion a year.
If you feel your employer is engaging in pay discrimination against you, follow these basic steps.
AAUW remains strongly committed to advocating for laws and policies to ensure fair pay, relieve the disproportionate burden of student debt on women, and provide paid leave and affordable child…
Native women were paid, on average, 55% of what non-Hispanic white men were paid in 2022. Native American women working full-time, year-round only make, on average, 59 cents on the…
AAUW advocates increased support for and access to affordable higher education for women, including alleviating the debt burden that disproportionately impacts borrowers of color and exacerbates the racial wealth gap.
Despite anti-discrimination laws being in place for six decades, new data reveals a troubling standstill in closing the gender pay gap. Women still earn just 84% of what men do,…
AAUW’s story begins in 1881, when a small group of female college graduates banded together to open the doors for women’s career advancement and to encourage more women to pursue…
Because of old workplace paradigms, becoming a mother can take a toll on a woman’s earnings and jeopardize her family's economic security.