Tracey Porpora at silive.com reports on a new report that says while New York’s gender wage gap is the second smallest in the United States, Women across the State earned 88 cents for every dollar earned by Men in 2021.  Over a 40-year career, this gap would cost a Woman $350,360 in diminished lifetime earnings, a new report says.   And that gap is even wider for Women of Color.  Compared to White, Non-Hispanic Men, Black or African-American Women are paid about 68 cents on the dollar, while Hispanic and Latina Women are paid only 63 cents on the dollar, says the New York State Department of Labor study on the State’s gender wage gap.  The announcement aligns with Equal Pay Day (Tuesday, March 14th), which denotes how far into the year Women must work to be paid what Men were paid the previous year.  “This report offers an important look into New York’s ongoing fight for equal pay and provides a road map for helping our State close the gender wage gap once and for all,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.

To Directly Access This Labor News Report, Go To: NY women still earn less than men, report says. New state initiative launched to help close the gender wage gap. - silive.com