January 29, 2014

Five Years of Lilly Ledbetter and Still More Work Needs To Be Done

Five Years of Lilly Ledbetter and Still More Work Needs To Be Done

"Women who work full time, year round still only earn 77 percent of what men earn, a pay gap that accumulates over time. For a 40-year working career, the average woman loses $431,000—no small amount. And, women with a college degree are no exception. Over their lifetime, women with at least a bachelor’s degree earn approximately $713,000 less than similarly educated men over their lifetime. Additionally, over half of women workers make poverty-level wages, a wage below what a full-time, full-year worker would have to earn to give a family of four enough income to reach the poverty threshold."