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Equal Pay

Understand the forces behind pay gaps and the actions individuals and organizations can take to close the gaps.

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Guides

Asking for a Raise

Learn how to ask for a raise with proven strategies to build your case, choose the right timing, and negotiate your salary with confidence.

Findings

Young Women Aren’t Opting Out. They’re Opting for Better.

Tips

What to Do if Your Partner's Job Always Comes First

Op-Ed

The Hidden Barriers AANHPI Women Face at Work

Op-Ed

The Pay Gap That Too Few People Are Talking About

Tips

How to Negotiate Your Salary and Get Paid What You're Worth

Women face more pushback than men when they negotiate. Here are research-backed negotiation strategies to help you get what you're worth.

Op-Ed

Q&A: The Importance of Women's Financial Literacy, with Mrs. Dow Jones

Mrs. Dow Jones on negotiating pay, investing instead of just saving, and why financial literacy is real freedom for women.

Op-Ed

Q&A: The "Rainbow Ceiling" for LGBTQ+ Workers, with Layla McKay

Layla McCay explains the rainbow ceiling holding back LGBTQ+ workers, the pay gap behind it, and how allies can help close it.

Tips

Women are paid less than men, and the gap is getting worse

Women earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn, and the gap is widening. See the data on the gender pay gap, who it affects most, and why it matters.

Findings

My mother couldn't get a credit card. Here’s how far we’ve come.

It can be hard to see change when it happens slowly and unevenly. So I want to look back 50 years and reflect on everything women have achieved and the immense challenges we’ve overcome.

Reports

Women in the Workplace: Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Lesbian and bisexual women face higher rates of workplace bias and microaggressions than straight women. See the data and how companies can do better.

Reports

The State of Black Women in Corporate America

See the data on the unique barriers Black women face at work, including bias, limited advancement, and workplace discrimination. Read the 2020 report.