6 ways women’s lives changed in the workforce

1. Women’s labor force participation has stagnated and reversed since 2000.
2. The gap between wages of men and women has fallen over the past several decades, but a significant gender wage gap remains.
3. Almost 60% of women would earn more if they were paid the same as men with equivalent levels of education and work hours.
4. Disability and widowhood are major drivers of economic insecurity among older women.
5. A 10% expansion of the EITC could benefit working mothers and families by lifting more than 600,000 people out of poverty.
6. Many women face a tax penalty when they get married, which reduces their labor force participation.