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Title: Fast Facts Economic Security for Women and Families in Nevada
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: Lawmakers in Nevada must pave the way to economic security for women and families by ensuring that state policies guarantee economic equality and reproductive health care access for all women. Policies that, for example, provide paid sick leave and increase the minimum wage would ensure that all families in Nevada can get ahead-not just get by. Women need policies that reflect their roles as providers and caregivers. In Nevada, mothers are the sole, primary, or co-breadwinners in 59.6 percent of families, 1 and these numbers are higher for some women of color. The following policy recommendations can help support the economic security of women and families in Nevada. Promote equal pay for equal work Although federal law prohibits unequal pay for equal work, there is more that can be done to ensure that both women and men across Nevada enjoy the fullest protections against discrimination. • Nevada women who are full-time, year-round workers earned about 83 cents for every dollar that Nevada men earned in 2017; 2 if the wage gap continues to close at its current rate, women will not reach parity in the state until 2043. 3 The wage gap is even larger for black women and Latinas in Nevada, who earned 65.5 cents and 54.4 cents, respectively, for every dollar that white men earned in 2016. 4 • Due to the gender wage gap, each woman in Nevada will lose an average of $345,800 over the course of her lifetime. 5
Url: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/09/26120725/EconSecurity-NV-factsheet.pdf
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Authors: Phadke, Shilpa; Pedreiro, Samantha; Boesch, Diana; Ahmed, Osub
Publisher: Center for American Progress
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Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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