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Title: Fast Facts Economic Security for Women and Families in Michigan
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: Policymakers must show up for Michigan women by committing to advance their health and economic security. To do so, they should promote policies that ensure equal pay for equal work, access to quality health care, and representation in political leadership. These policies will allow Michigan women and their families to get ahead-not just get by. Women need policies that reflect their roles as providers and caregivers. In Michigan, mothers are the sole, primary, or co-breadwinners in 63.4 percent of families, and these numbers are higher for some women of color. 1 The following policy recommendations can help support the economic security of women and families in Michigan. 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 Michigan enjoy the fullest protec-tions against discrimination. • Michigan women who are full-time, year-round workers earned about 79 cents for every dollar that Michigan 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 2084. 3 The wage gap is even larger for black women and Latinas in Michigan, who earned 63.4 cents and 58.2 cents, respectively, for every dollar that white men earned in 2016. 4 • Due to the gender wage gap, each woman in Michigan will lose an average of $441,760 over the course of her lifetime. 5
Url: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/10/19055520/EconSecurity-MI-factsheet2.pdf
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Authors: Phadke, Shilpa; Boesch, Diana; Ellmann, Nora
Publisher: Center for American Progress
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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