A paycheck stops when a woman retires. The consequences of decades of unequal pay don’t. New research from FinanceBuzz reveals that women receive an average of $1,760 per month in Social Security benefits, while men receive $2,198. That’s a difference of $438 every month—or more than $5,250 over the course of a year. For a retiree managing housing costs, food, utilities, … [Read more...]
Salary Negotiation Tips for Women in 2026: How to Ask for More with Confidence
Salary negotiation isn’t just about getting a higher paycheck. For women, it’s also a long-term wealth-building strategy, so it's important to know salary negotiation tips that actually work today. In 2026, the gender pay gap remains a serious financial issue. Payscale’s 2026 Gender Pay Gap Report found that women earn $0.82 for every $1 earned by men in uncontrolled pay data. … [Read more...]
Best High-Paying Careers for Women: Data Reveals Where Women Are Thriving
Women have made some progress toward gender equality in the workforce and more high-paying careers for women have become available over the past several decades. Today, women are increasingly represented in leadership, healthcare, technology, and professional services roles that offer strong salaries and long-term career growth. A recent report from Resume Genius analyzing … [Read more...]
Gender Pay Gap Statistics in 2026
Despite decades of progress, gender pay gap statistics in 2026 show equal pay remains one of the most persistent financial challenges facing women in business today. While headlines often focus on the well-known “cents on the dollar” comparison, recent research shows the wage gap begins much earlier — at the level of salary expectations and job application behavior. Data from … [Read more...]
The Longer a Woman’s Career, the Greater the Gender Pay Gap
Every woman’s career journey is unique. But whether it involves a linear path up the corporate ladder or detours for motherhood or other opportunities, that journey tends to run into one frustratingly consistent obstacle: the gender pay gap. Not only has the difference between the earnings of men and women failed to narrow significantly over the past several years, but the pay … [Read more...]
Some Experts Say Women’s Salaries Are Still Less Than Men. Is It True?
A recent court case led to the refinement of the Equal Pay Act where a person’s salary, in this case a woman’s, cannot be based on previous salaries. This is to prevent a growing trend of stagnation and an ongoing gap in pay between men and women due to coming out of an era where equal pay was off the radar. Not All Jobs are Made Equal Some male experts say that not all jobs … [Read more...]
Equal Pay Day 2015 – Data Doesn’t Lie
Here we are again. Another year has passed and we're still talking about the gender pay gap. It's Equal Pay Day, so let's take a look at some of the latest statistics because data doesn't lie. According to a report from The National Partnership for Women & Families, An Unlevel Playing Field: America’s Gender-Based Wage Gap, Binds of Discrimination, And A Path Forward, if … [Read more...]
4 Personalities that Help Women Earn More Money
Perception is the name of the game. If other people believe it, then it must be true. Even more importantly, if YOU believe it, then it must be true. Managing perception and climbing the career ladder go hand-in-hand. The main goal is to be perceived as invaluable, indispensable and an integral member of the team. First, women need to perceive themselves as indispensable, … [Read more...]
Equal Pay Requires 100 Years or a Sex Change
Equal pay is a problem around the world---even in Sweden which is widely considered to be one of the most progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. According to the World Economic Forum's 2013 Global Gender Gap report, Sweden ranks fourth globally, but the reality of the gender pay gap in Sweden makes that fourth place finish far less impressive. Did you know that … [Read more...]
2013 Women in Business and the Gender Gap Statistics
A new year has begun, so let's take some time to review what happened for women in business and the gender pay gap during 2013. As I did in 2012, I went through the research-related articles published on Women on Business during 2013, and selected a collection of articles that provide a great overview of how the business world looked for women throughout the year. Follow the … [Read more...]