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Washington, DC — Today, the Voter Participation Center and Lake Research Partners released new research highlighting the persistence of the American gender wage gap, especially among unmarried women. Page Gardner, founder and president of the Voter Participation Center, released the following statement:
“Today we recognize that 56 years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, women continue to earn less than men for the same work.
“Our new research shows that unmarried white women earn only $0.68 for every $1 a married man makes for the same work.
This year on April 2, 2019, Equal Pay Day will spotlight the enduring gender wage gap. And 56 years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, this gap remains a powerful reality in women’s lives. According to the most recent data on 2018 median wages available from the U.S.
