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EQUAL PAY
WOMEN'S EARNINGS:
On average, women working full-time earn 82 cents to every dollar earned by men, meaning women will miss out on over $400,000 in earnings on average over a 40-year career. Women of color are most effected, and on average will lose an estimated $1.1 million.
Though women consistently graduate college at higher rates than men, this pay gap still persists across industries, roles, and regions.
Source: Center for American Progress, National Women's Law Center, Status of Women&Girls in California, Report
EDUCATION
OVEREDUCATED AND UNDERPAID:
As of 2023, women hold 52% of all Bachelor's degrees, and 57% of all Master's degrees.
Women have outnumbered men among college students for decades, and the gap continues to widen. In 1979, about 200,000 more women were enrolled in college than men. By 2021, that difference had grown to about 3.1 million more women than men in college. In every single state, women’s graduation rate was higher than men’s.
Source: Status of Women & Girls in California, Report, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
HEALTHCARE
MATERNAL MORTALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE CARE:
27 million women live in states with unprotected access to reproductive care, and the US has 24 deaths per 100,000 live births—this is the highest among developed nations.
Access to abortion, contraception, sex education, and reproductive care is increasingly limited. Maternal mortality affects women of color at three times the rate of their white counterparts.
Sources: Center for Reproductive Rights, state statutes, National Center for Health Statistics
REPRESENTATION
WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT:
152 of 535 US Congressional seats and 2,424 of 7,386 state legislature seats are held by women.
Increasing women’s representation in the public sector is essential to inclusive policies and making sure women have a seat at the table when deciding women's rights. Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled, so there has been great progress.
Source: Center for American Women and Politics
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