Working Women

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

WHAT'S NEW

Equal Pay Day is April 28, 2009. .

Read the Center for American Progress report, Compromising Women's Jobs.

Working women speak out: Find out working women's priorities for change in the (PDF).

MAIN TOPICS

Equal Pay
Find out what unequal pay costs you and more about the top concerns of working women.
Working Women in the Global Economy
Millions of women workers are among the hardest hit in the global economy. Find out what can be done to improve the lives of women around the world.
Working Women in Union History
Find out how women have taken the lead in improving workers’ lives.
Department for Professional Employees
Resources for working women from the AFL-CIO Department for Professional Employees
Links
The following websites also provide information on issues of concern to women.

FACTS & STATS

In 2007, women in the United States were paid 77 cents for every dollar men received for comparable work. Check out more statistics on working women, or find other info in the AFL-CIO Facts & Stats database.

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