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	The Wage Gap in Wyoming 2022: How Gender, Race and Ethnicity Affect Pay Inequity
	Publication #: MP-156 Date Published: Publication Author(s): Chian Jones Ritten Anne Alexander

Description:
The gender wage gap (GWG) refers to the difference between the average earnings
of working men and women. The GWG has broad-reaching impacts, but is especially concerning when there are persistent and pronounced gaps between equally qualified, equally credentialed, and equally experienced men and women in the same profession, occupation, and industry.

In Wyoming from 2015-2019, 33% of women were the primary breadwinner, and another 27% were cobreadwinners. Further, 23% of Wyoming households were headed by women in 2021, and 31% of these households lived below the poverty level. Eliminating the GWG would provide critical income to families living in poverty and to all households where women are the primary or co-breadwinner. Aiming to eliminate the GWG would also likely increase retirement security, reduce reliance on public assistance, and improve food security and community health for Wyomingites.

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