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Title: Fast Facts Economic Security for Women and Families in Delaware
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: Delaware demonstrated a commitment to promoting women's equality through the establishment of the Office of Women's Advancement and Advocacy in 2017. 1 Policymakers must put that commitment into action by prioritizing policies that promote the health and economic security of women and their families in Delaware, such as paid family leave, raising the minimum wage, and ensuring that women receive equal pay for equal work. Women need policies that reflect their roles as providers and caregivers. In Delaware, mothers are the sole, primary, or co-breadwinners in 67.2 percent of families, and these numbers are higher for some women of color. 2 The following policy recommendations can help support the economic security of women and families in Delaware. 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 Delaware enjoy the fullest protec-tions against discrimination. • Delaware women who are full-time, year-round workers earned about 86 cents for every dollar that Delaware men earned in 2017; 3 if the wage gap continues to close at its current rate, women will not reach parity in the state until 2048. 4 The wage gap is even larger for black women and Latinas in Delaware, who earned 68.6 cents and 57.5 cents, respectively, for every dollar that white men earned in 2016. 5 • Due to the gender wage gap, each woman in Delaware will lose an average of $366,120 over the course of her lifetime. 6
Url: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/10/19055419/EconSecurity-DE-factsheet1.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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