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The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...
A new study found Illinois to be among the worst in the country when it comes to pay gaps between genders. Here's what you need to know. The study done by QRFY with JournoResearch, a digital PR ...
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And Illinois ranks number 28 on a state wage gap breakdown, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Overall, women in Illinois earn 79.3 cents for every dollar a man makes, which is on par ...
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth claims the gender pay gap is bad for white women doing the same job as men, and even worse for “women of color.” The Illinois Democrat in a recent tweet said it takes ...
Does having a degree pay off? Best Colleges analyzed Census data to determine the wage boost a college education provides in Illinois.
Here's why: U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth claims the gender pay gap is bad for white women doing the same job as men and it's even worse for "women of color." The Illinois Democrat in a recent tweet ...
The study analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data and found tipped wage hikes are shown to increase, rather than decrease, the hourly wage gaps between minority tipped employees and white tipped employees.
Illinois legislators included so-called opportunity transparency when enacting this year's pay equity law, which takes effect in 2025, and Colorado's legislature beefed up requirements for next ...
“If men and women sort into field of study in systematically different patterns, it follows that major choice should affect the college gender wage gap.” To examine the wage effects of these decisions ...