Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Utah Women Stats Research Snapshot

Volume

22

Publisher

Utah Women & Leadership Project

Publication Date

8-2-2017

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Abstract

In 2016, American women earned approximately 20% less than men. This gap has narrowed substantially since 1963, when the Equal Pay Act was passed and women earned 41% less than men; yet a gap persists, and a half century later women are still paid less than men in almost every occupation. In Utah, a woman earns approximately 71 cents per dollar that a man earns (though reports vary, several recent national studies show a gap between 70–71 cents), and according to the American Association for University Women, we have the nation’s fourth-largest gender wage gap for year-round full-time workers. With 43.9% of Utah’s workforce comprised of women and 72.1% of adult women participating in the paid workforce in the past 12 months (slightly higher than the national average of 71.5%), this topic is highly relevant to the wellbeing of Utah women. Closing the gender wage gap will strengthen women’s economic impact in their families, communities, and the state.

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