"For the first time in over half a century (and for the first time since the U.S. started tracking income, poverty, and health-insurance data in the 1960s, which are released every September), the gender gap has apparently widened for its second consecutive year in 2024. According to the numbers, while men's incomes are going up, women's wages are stagnating. USA Today reports:"
"The , released Sept. 9, shows the female-to-male earnings ratio comparing the median earnings of women and men, both working full time, year-round. The ratio fell in 2024 to 80.9% from 82.7% in 2023. In 2022, the ratio was 84%. In other words: For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024."
"As suggested by data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in August (that is, shortly after its long-term statistics chief was sacked amid a presidential tantrum), a jarring 212,000 women aged 20 and over left the workforce in the first half of 2025, while 44,000 men entered it. While the trend has been largely attributed to the pressures of childcare, abortion bans have also impacted America's working women, as limits to reproductive rights and access to healthcare are reflected in workplace equity practices."
The female-to-male earnings ratio fell to 80.9% in 2024, down from 82.7% in 2023 and 84% in 2022. Men’s incomes rose while women’s wages stagnated, producing a larger earnings gap. Labor-force shifts intensified the imbalance: 212,000 women aged 20 and over left the workforce in the first half of 2025 while 44,000 men entered. Childcare pressures are a major factor in women leaving work. Restrictions on reproductive rights and limited access to healthcare correlate with reduced workplace equity and influence where people want to work, especially in states with near-total abortion bans.
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