Race and the Pay Gap
The wage gap for many women of color is not only wider than the overall gender wage gap, but it is also closing more slowly.
The wage gap for many women of color is not only wider than the overall gender wage gap, but it is also closing more slowly.
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Women earning a bachelor’s degree owe almost $3,000 more than their male peers, according new research by the American Association of University Women.
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Women tend to borrow more for their education — and struggle more to pay it off — in part because of the gender pay gap.
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In honor of Native American Heritage Month, AAUW is featuring a few of our awardees both of Native American origin and who are working to bring awareness and promote gender…
Black history scholar and 2018-19 AAUW American Fellow Mary Phillips says it’s a misconception that women played a limited role in the Black Panther Party.
Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studies sustainable crop growth and environmentally friendly insecticides. She launched her career with the help of a…