To The Contrary

Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question

Jade Sasser, a University of California associate professor, shares her research how the increasing concerns about the environment are affecting people's decision to have children in her latest book, “Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future.”
Watch Video
Motorhome Prophecies - Carrie Sheffield

Carrie's memoir, "Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness," details overcoming abuse in a fundamentalist Mormon family, finding hope and healing through Christianity and mental health practices.
Watch Video
Homelessness

Former HUD Secretary Macia Fudge speaks out
Watch Video
Supreme Court & Abortion;
Biden vs. Trump

The SCOTUS hears arguments relating to mifepristone, a medication abortion. Has Biden rebounded in the polls thanks to a strategy of speaking about healthcare and women's issues?
Watch Video
Abortion & Birth Control;
Homelessness

The state of reproductive rights as the election draws closer. Outgoing HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge talks to us about this pressing issue
Watch Video

Full Episode

Motorhome Prophecies - Carrie Sheffield

Carrie Sheffield's memoir, "Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness"

Webisode

TTC Extra: Sean "Diddy" Combs Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Homeland Security agents raid homes of Sean “Diddy” Combs in sex trafficking investigation

Women's News

Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?
New York Times

April 19, 2024 | Read More »

Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.

‘This is a Violent Attack Against Women’: Florida Senate Candidate Seeks to Channel Abortion Outrage
The Guardian

April 19, 2024 | Read More »

Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is challenging incumbent Rick Scott and highlighting his ‘unapologetic and proud’ support for the state’s six-week ban

Women Over 40 Are Being Excluded from Hollywood
Mrs. Magazine

April 19, 2024 | Read More »

The exclusion of women over 40 from Hollywood leaves us watching the same show over and over again—on screens and in politics.

Led by Stars Like Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark, Women Keep Breaking Boundaries (and Records) in Entertainment
CNN

April 18, 2024 | Read More »

The most defining musicians of the era are Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. The highest-grossing film in recent memory is Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” And the most-watched basketball star is Caitlin Clark.

Blog

Narrowing the Gap: Noting the Demographic Complexities of Gender Pay Inequality

November 14, 2023 Narrowing the Gap: Noting the Demographic Complexities of Gender Pay Inequality

By Emma Grace Myers

Women have faced gender and pay inequality throughout history. In the 1860’s the cry of

“Equal Pay for Equal Work” echoed in rallies. Even now, some 160 years later the issue remains

significant for women, and women are still calling for equal pay for equal work. However, while

the gender pay gap impacts women across all demographics, many different factors drive wage

differences, and these various challenges require focused measures to close the gap.

According to the Center for American Progress, women of color face a larger pay gap

than their white counterparts. These gaps can be attributed to race segregation within various

occupations, especially lower service sectors, such as cashiers and care workers. Women of color

often are the primary demographic of workers within these fields, leaving them trapped in

positions with little to no upward mobility and economic security. A study from the Pew

Research study from earlier this year "The Enduring Grip of the Gender Pay Gap” found that in

2022 Black women earned 70% as much as White men and Hispanic women earned only 65% as

much.

Motherhood also deeply impacts how much money women are making within their

occupations. Many working mothers, regardless of race, are the primary or sole providers for

their families, but they make even less than women in general. The intersection of motherhood

and race is also important to note, as mothers of color also earn significantly less than white

fathers.

Motherhood and race are two of the most common wage gap demographic disparities

faced by women in the United States today. To close these gaps, legislative actions must target

these demographic groups with focused approaches. To help women of color, our legislative and

executive branches must focus on tackling the racial wage disparities, specifically focusing on

federal data collection to scrutinize hiring and promotion alongside pay disparities in various

fields. By involving the federal government in pushing for more pay transparency and employer

accountability, there is less likelihood of discrimination based on demographic factors. To help

decrease the pay gap for mothers, policy experts must emphasize better maternity pay and longer

maternity leave and they must work to strengthen the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

Many different factors account for the gender pay gap today, but it is clear that both

women of color and mothers are greatly impacted. At its core, women deserve and need

lawmakers and employers to take the necessary steps to protect their livelihoods and their

children’s futures.

TTC Interviewee Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

October 16, 2023 TTC Interviewee Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Support for pbs.org provided by: