Data released in September 2024 by the U.S. Census Bureau showed the gender pay gap among American workers experienced its first “statistically significant” widening in 20 years. Was that an anomaly? Well ...

A new Census Bureau reportOpen in a new tab, released Sept. 9, revealed the gender pay gap actually increased in the subsequent 12 months. The data displayed that the median full-time female worker made 81% as much as the median male worker ($57,500 vs. $71,000) in 2024, down from 83% from the year prior. READ MORE