America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Payday, Poverty, and Women
Women are making significant gains in median earnings and their poverty rates are decreasing.
Yet, the wage gap between men and women remains unchanged from the previous year, as women earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men among full-time, year-round workers.
Poverty rates for women continue to be higher than for men.
This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018 report.
One of the most cited estimates from that report is the female-to-male earnings ratio, a metric of how well women are paid compared with men. It is based on the median earnings of full-time, year-round workers.
Continue reading about how women are making earnings gains.
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