Ariane Hegewisch

If you're pregnant or postpartum and have questions about your rights to support at work, call 1-833-NEED-ABB or fill out our online form to contact our free legal helpline: abetterbalance.org/get-help/

Federal spending on #children is down—nearly back to prepandemic levels. Urban’s two latest Kids’ Share analyses contextualize federal spending and compare it with state and local spending levels + offer key #policy insights. Read more. urbn.is/3XVo22M

Whether you're caring for a parent or a sibling through cancer, family caregiving can be a challenge. But it shouldn't have to threaten your finances. New @finhealthnet research shows that workers with #PaidLeave for caregiving are more financially stable. finhealthnetwork.org/research/essen…

Today @EqualPayDayChi is spotlighting a critical wage gap in our workforce: Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander women earn 61¢ for every $1 paid to men! For NHPI subgroups, the pay disparities are worse. Join us on 8.25—@1pm CT for a #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay social media storm! 🌪️

Latina women who work full time, year round, and part time earn only 54 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Take a stand against pay discrimination & occupational segregation! We need #LatinaEqualPay for #Trabajadoras everywhere. share.equalrights.org/s/LArhHl3Z

Today, on #LatinaEqualPay Day, we honor ten years of the campaign, but the work continues. Did you know: Guatemalan & Honduran Latinas make just 29¢ to the dollar, on average, compared to non-Hispanic, white men. #Trabajadoras share.equalrights.org/s/27m9nnUo

Latinas are still paid just 54¢ for every $1 earned by white, non-Hispanic men. This includes migrant, seasonal, part-time & gig workers. Organizing for change must include everyone. Today we demand action, accountability & justice. #LatinaEqualPay share.equalrights.org/s/qoCcek9x

10 years in the fight, more than 150 more to go—equal pay can’t wait. #LatinaEqualPay The wage gap costs Latina workers about $1.2 million over a 40-year career. At the current rate of change, Latinas won’t reach pay equity with White men until 2178—more than 150 years from now. The time for pay equity is long overdue. Read more from IWPR: iwpr.org/latina-equal-p… #Trabajadoras #EqualPayNow #EqualPayDay

HillaryClinton: On average, Latinas make only $0.54 for each $1 white men earn. Time to close that gap. #LatinaEqu…

This week, the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act took effect, extending the right to paid sick time to many workers in the state! 🎉ketv.com/article/nebras…

A new study shows the federal PWFA's protections for workers in need of pregnancy accommodations reduced miscarriages by 9.6%, demonstrating how laws that empower expectant parents promote maternal & infant health while supporting families' economic security.

Proud to be in Chicago with 5000 tradeswomen at TradeswomenBuild Nations’s traditional banner parade- led off by Chicago Women in the Trades banner parade! #TWBN #tradeswomen

JUST IN: Tariffs are clearly hitting now. U.S. Inflation rises to 2.9% (y/y) in August-->up from 2.3% in April. Higher food, gas and shelter costs drove inflation up in August. Cars, apparel and airfares also saw costs surge. ***Inflation jumped 0.4% during the month, the highest monthly increase since January.*** (see bar chart below) Core inflation (excluding food and energy) was 3.1% (y/y) in August, up from 2.8% in the spring. #inflation #tariffs

We love the sound of a saw in the morning! #WomenInConstruction

New IWPR analysis shows the gender wage gap is worsening. In 2024, women working full-time year-round were paid just 80.9¢ for every $1 paid to men—down from 82.7¢ in 2023 and 84¢ in 2022. This marks the biggest drop since 1966 and the worst ratio since 2016. Read more from IWPR: iwpr.org/iwprs-new-nati…

Even in a strong economy, women are being left behind. New Census data shows men’s earnings once again grew faster than women’s in 2024—widening the wage gap for the second year in a row. This isn’t just about numbers. It’s about structural barriers—from reproductive health bans to workplace discrimination to limited access to higher-paying jobs—that especially harm women of color and those in part-time or lower-wage roles. The result? Thousands of dollars lost each year for women and their families. Read our full statement: iwpr.org/iwprs-new-nati…

Continued signs of a weakening labor market are evident in this month’s #JobsReport, just published by @BLS_gov. The labor market added only 22k jobs while unemployment went up slightly to 4.3% in July. Black and Latino/a workers are being hit hardest with rising unemployment.

📊Just released! Investing in Economic Opportunity for Women in North Carolina. This is the first Status of Women report since the launch of the State Policy Action Lab. The report compares NC to 7 regional peers, disaggregates data by race and ethnicity, and highlights challenges in child care, education, earnings, and employment. It also lays out 9 key recommendations for policymakers to advance equity and economic opportunity for women across the state. Learn more: iwpr.org/investing-in-e…

🚨 BIG NEWS from IWPR! 🚨 We just launched the State Policy Action Lab (State PAL)—a powerhouse platform for gender equity champions in all 50 states + DC! 🎉 State PAL brings together 100+ indicators, tracks nearly 500 bills in real time, and delivers sharp, actionable policy recommendations, all in one dynamic dashboard. Whether you're fighting for paid leave, closing the wage gap, or protecting reproductive rights, State PAL is your new go-to digital platform. This isn’t just a tool. It’s a movement. Let’s build a more equitable future—state by state. Explore it now: statepolicyactionlab.org #GenderEquity #StatePAL #IWPR #DataDrivenChange

Today we celebrate 105 years of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau—the only federal agency dedicated solely to the needs of women in the workforce. As IWPR’s Chief Economist Dr. Kate Bahn told @MotherJones, “The Women’s Bureau has historically played a role in helping the [DOL] understand both the causes and consequences of economic trends like this, which can only be effectively addressed with timely research and policy analysis.” Here's to over a century of the Women's Bureau fighting for equity, and to the work still ahead to protect it and its mission. Read more in Mother Jones: motherjones.com/politics/2025/… #WomensBureau105 #WomensWorkIsEssential #EquityAtWork #PolicyMatters