More than a quarter of working married women are now making more money than their working husbands, according to a report by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The United States ranked 31st out of 128 countries in this year's just-released Global Gender Gap Report conducted by the World Economic Forum, representing a drop from last year's report. Which countries fared the best?
A new report by the United States Government Accountability Office finds that while there is no simple answer as to why women are making less money and saving less for retirement than men, there are a number of contributing factors. GAO conducted its research to find out how women's retirement savings may be impacted by future reforms to Social Security and pensions.
Young women who work full-time in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis earn more in wages than their male counterparts, the New York Times reports.
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 225-199 in favor of legislation that would amend federal law to give workers more time to file lawsuits alleging pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Only two Republicans joined Democrats in approving the legislation.
President Bush says he would veto legislation that would amend federal law to give workers more time to file a complaint alleging pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Congressional Democrats are reacting to a recent Supreme Court ruling by proposing legislation that would amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and effectively give workers more time to file a complaint alleging pay discrimination under the law.
