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2017 San Diego Ordinance 10-2017 Mandating Equal Pay

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Diego

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance ensures compliance with non-discrimination laws and the California Equal Pay Act. It further requires businesses to equalize wages between employees who perform equal or substantially similar work, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity....

Gender Wage Gap Remains Wide in Year Two of the Pandemic: The 2021 Weekly Gender Wage Gap by Race, Ethnicity, and Occupation

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2022

Level Other

State(s) All States, Wyoming

Source Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Policy Areas Economic Justice

As the economy recovered from COVID-19 and many women and men returned to paid employment, deep gender and racial/ethnic gaps in both employment and pay persisted. This fact sheet models wage gaps across gender, race, and ethnicity in 2021, and outlines the role occupational segregation...

Coming Together for Loudoun County: Collective Bargaining Strengthens Communities and Families

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source The Commonwealth Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

A review of county employee salaries reveals that many public employees in Loudoun County cannot afford to live in the county they serve. This brief highlights how collective bargaining could bring their pay closer to private sector pay levels and also reduce racial and gender pay...

Unlocking Assets: Building Women’s Wealth Through Business Ownership

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Nationwide, households are increasingly reliant on women’s earnings—in 2015, nearly two out of three mothers in the U.S. were their family’s sole, primary, or co-breadwinners, contributing at least 25% of household income. The increasing relevance of women to the long-term financial...

Teacher pay penalty still looms large: Trends in Teacher Wages and Compensation Through 2022

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Education

Cities that want to high-quality education systems need to address the immense disparity in compensation between teachers' and other workers with similar educational credentials. This study examines working conditions for educators and finds that teachers in 31 states earn 20 percent...

On the Margins: Economic Security for Women of Color Through the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Both gender and racial wealth gaps caused by policies and practices leave women of color without financial reserves to weather a job loss or economic crisis. CWWG’s critical report reviews the recent federal coronavirus relief packages and assesses the benefits, shortcomings, and...

2012 Albuquerque Ordinance 12-2006 Establishing a Minimum Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New Mexico

Source City of Albuquerque

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage in the City of Albuquerque....

Paid Leave Will Help Close the Gender Wage Gap

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2024

Level National

State(s) All States

Source -

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This fact sheet addresses the gender wage gap in the United States. Women are paid significantly less than men, particularly women of color. A national paid leave program along with affordable child care is being proposed to help women remain in the workforce and close the gender...

2008 Milwaukee Ordinance 08-080420 Establishing Paid Sick Leave

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Milwaukee

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

This ordinance requires employers within the city limits of Milwaukee, WI to provide sick leave benefits. Specifically, employers must provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and are not required to provide more than 72 hours of sick leave in a calendar year....

Closing the Women's Wealth Gap—What it Is, Why it Matters, and What Can Be Done About It

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report aims to inform a national discussion about the women’s wealth gap, and to catalyze movement towards policy and practical solutions that build wealth for low-income women and women of color. The report begins with an overview of what wealth is and why it matters; it summarizes...

The Uneven Path 2020: State Investments in Women’s Economic Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Children & Families

Economic insecurity is the root of many of the problems women and girls face in Rhode Island. Federal and state governments can help promote women’s economic security by implementing policies that promote equality and adequate earnings in the workplace and investing in programs that...

CWWG RESEARCH GUIDE A Tool to Measure Gender Wealth Inequality

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women's Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Measuring the wealth gap for people who identify as women is critical to the development of policy, programs, and services to build their economic security. Yet wealth is more complex than it seems, making it hard to measure. Researchers can use available data to calculate medians...

City Strategies to Combat Wage Theft and Empower Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This policy brief outlines policy levers local jurisdictions can use to address wage theft and support local workers. Some of the policies detailed include quality administrative systems, reliable data for tracking wages, and stronger sanctions for violating wage theft provisions....

Clipped Wings: Closing the Wealth Gap for Millennial Women

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Asset Funders Network’s latest report, reveals the current economic reality for millennial women and the primary drivers contributing to their wealth inequities. This is the second in a series of publications that builds off AFN’s 2015 publication, Women & Wealth, exploring how the...

The Crisis in Milwaukee’s Service Industry

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source COWS

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Milwaukee's service industry jobs offer low wages, inadequate and unpredictable hours, and poor benefits packages. This report calls attention to the crisis in low-wage service work by highlighting the average wages in key service occupations in Milwaukee, while outlining how these...

Rhode Island Women of Color 2018

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This infographic presents a snapshot of Women of Color in Rhode Island and the disparities they face, including lower levels of education and higher rates of poverty. This infographic reports that Women of Color are concentrated in industries like health care, social assistance,...

2011 Philadelphia Ordinance Establishing Fair Practices for Employers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source City of Philadelphia

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance creates fair practices for employers within the City of Philadelphia. Some notable clauses include prohibiting employers from inquiring about prior wage history, prohibiting businesses from denying cash retail, and establishing protected classes....

The Status of Working Women in Rhode Island 2017

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education, Children & Families

This infographic highlights data of working women in Rhode Island and presents policy recommendations in response to the issues facing Rhode Island women. The data looks at labor force participation, part-time workers, median wages, and the relationship between educational attainment...

“The Forgotten Ones”—The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators During COVID-19

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) California

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report provides a closer look at the well-being of California's early educators during the COVID-19 public health crisis, using data collected from the 2020 California Early Care and Education Workforce Study. Key findings show that educators' low wages leave them vulnerable...

Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Early educators are some of the lowest-paid workers in every state, which especially burdens African American and Hispanic women in this profession. This report analyzes the racial disparities that exist in early education employment. Findings show that African American early educators...

2018 San Francisco Ordinance Requiring Parity in Pay

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City & County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance prohibits the use of salary history in the hiring process by employers and subsequently requires that notices for employment be placed in accessible locations in multiple languages....

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This publication is the first in a series of briefs that build on Asset Funders Network's 2015 publication, Women & Wealth, to explore how the gender wealth gap impacts women, particularly low-income women and women of color, throughout their life cycle. It also provides responsive...

2017 New York Ordinance 16-1253 Prohibiting Use of Employee Salary History in the Hiring Process

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City of New York

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This local law prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's salary history during all stages of the employment process. In the event that the employer is already aware of the employee's salary history, this ordinance prohibits reliance on that information in the...

San Francisco Wage Theft Task Force Final Report

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City & County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report addresses the pervasive issue of wage theft in the city, detailing its impact on workers, businesses, and the economy. The Task Force recommends increasing resources for the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, creating a permanent Wage Theft Task Force, and implementing...

2013 Albuquerque Ordinance 13-018 Requiring Pay Equity for Contractors

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) New Mexico

Source City of Albuquerque

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance requires all requests for proposals to submit pay equity metrics for employees and gender pay data to review the deviation between salaries for men and women....

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