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Oregon's Gender Wage Gap

Did you know that in Oregon, women are paid only 78 cents for every dollar paid to an Oregon man? The median yearly pay for women in Oregon is $9,949 less than the median yearly pay for Oregon men, or 78 cents for every dollar.
 
These are some of the findings from the first-ever analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by congressional district, which provides a closer look at the local impact of gender-based wage disparities. The analysis, conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families, includes data for all 50 states and all 435 congressional districts in the country.   
Nationwide, women working full-time are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid to full-time working men, according to Census data. That means that in the United States, working women are paid, on average, more than $10,000 less per year than men. That’s the equivalent of 92 weeks of groceries or 13 months of rent.

What states have the largest gender-based, cents-on-the-dollar pay differences? Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey and West Virginia. The two districts with the largest wage gap are in southern Louisiana; women there are paid just 61 cents for every dollar paid to men.

The National Partnership is urging support for the Paycheck Fairness Act,  which would close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act and establish stronger workplace protections for women. 

Learn more about the Fair Pay campaign, and how you can lend your voice to support the Paycheck Fairness Act. "Like" the National Partnership on FB to get updates on the Fair Pay campaign.

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