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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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National Women's Law Center (NWLC)

The Wage Gap, State by State [AND MAP]
http://www.nwlc.org/wage-gap-state-state

Families depend on women's wages more than ever, but the typical woman working full time, year round is paid less than the typical full-time, year-round male worker. These disparities exist in every state. However, as indicated in the map below, the size of the disparity varies by state. Additionally, women represent nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers — and full-time, year-round work at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour leaves a woman with two children thousands of dollars below the poverty line. Working to close the wage gap and increasing the minimum wage are key steps towards fair pay for women.

Read our fact sheets on the state-by-state wage gaps for African-American women, Hispanic women, and women overall:

§  The Wage Gap By State for Women Overall

§  The Wage Gap By State for African-American Women

§  The Wage Gap By State for Hispanic Women

§  The Wage Gap by State for Women Overall, African-American Women, and Hispanic Women (Combined)

Click on a state below to see its wage gap for women overall, African American women, and Hispanic women, as well as the state's minimum wage.

See also
FACT SHEET

COMBATING PUNITIVE PAY SECRECY POLICIES
http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/paysecrecyfactsheet.pdf

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