Gender Pay Inequality
family’s total earnings. • Women’s increased participation in the paid labor force has been a major driver of economic growth in recent decades. According to the Council of Economic Advisers, the U.S. economy is $2.0 trillion bigger today than it would have been if women had not increased their participation and hours since 1970.
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