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Title: Fast Facts Economic Security for Women and Families in New Hampshire
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: New Hampshire residents value the state's centurieslong commitment to promoting freedom and equality, 1 but this promise has not been realized for women and their families. Moving forward, New Hampshire's women need policies that ensure economic security, prosperity, and workplace equality. Women need policies that reflect their roles as providers and caregivers. In New Hampshire, mothers are the sole, primary, or co-breadwinners in 65.6 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 New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire enjoy the fullest protections against discrimination. • New Hampshire women who are full-time, year-round workers earned about 79 cents for every dollar that New Hampshire 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 2079. 4 The wage gap is even larger for black women and Latinas in New Hampshire, who earned 65.2 cents and 63.2 cents, respectively, for every dollar that white men earned in 2016. 5 • Due to the gender wage gap, each woman in New Hampshire will lose an average of $361,240 over the course of her lifetime. 6
Url: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/10/19062314/EconSecurity-NH-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
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