The Obama administration is taking action to close the wage gap between male and female workers and to advance measures that will help ensure equal pay for women.
Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen's salary is less than 113 staffers within the same agency she administers. Details on her pay coincidentally comes as she addressed income inequality.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center, first-time mothers are older than they were four decades ago; in 2012, there were more than nine times as many first births to mothers 35 and older than there were in the 1970s. The report also indicated that over the past two decades first birth rates rose for older women of all races and Hispanic origins. The report failed to outline the reasons behind the trend, though it may have a great deal to do with economics.
Although women represent approximately half of the U.S. workforce, a recent report highlights the fact that millions of them work in low-paying jobs. On average, a retail saleswoman works for $10.58 per hour, a wage that Dēmos noted "keeps a family of three near poverty" even if she secures work hours equivalent to full-time.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order and issue a presidential memorandum Tuesday, both with the purpose of promoting equal pay for woman and transparency in the work place.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and his office recently came under scrutiny after figures revealed that most of his female assistant attorneys make less than their male counterparts, on average, despite having the same job qualifications. The attorney general's office claims that the difference in pay can be explained by the number of years that men have been licensed as lawyers and served at the agency, yet the figures provided by Abbott's office show no direct correlation between pay and experience.
