Over a quarter of a million women told us what it means to be a working woman in America today. Over half of all women work in traditionally female jobs, like clerical worker, nurse, child care worker, cook, cleaner, and librarian, most of which are relatively low-paying. Women of color are crowded into some of the very lowest paying of these jobs.
Few women think their wages reflect the real value of their work.
To provide easily accessible information on how to get fair pay where you work, the Women's Bureau has created the Fair Pay Clearinghouse . You think your job requires equal or more skill, effort, and responsibility than selling liquor. You work in a professional position and have a Master's degree and still don't get paid a salary you can support your children on. Your state never followed up on its job evaluation studies it made years ago. You think your jobs have comparable levels of skill and responsibilities.