Recent data shows the gender pay gap widened again in 2025, in both hourly and salaried occupations, continuing a concerning shift after years of slow progress.
Women earned about 82. …
As of March 2026, Arizona’s women’s rights landscape is defined by a combination of voter-approved protections and ongoing legislative and legal challenges.
In 2024, voters approved Proposition 139, …
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Hi — I’m Julie, founder of the Women’s Rights Data Initiative.
I started WRDI because I was struggling to understand what was actually happening to women’ …
As of March 2026, Arizona’s women’s rights landscape is defined by a combination of voter-approved protections and ongoing legislative and legal challenges.
In 2024, voters approved Proposition 139, …
As of March 2025, Maryland remains one of the more consistently protective states for women’s rights. Strong legal frameworks, recent voter-approved protections, and targeted state funding initiatives support access …
As of March 2026, Washington, DC, has some of the strongest local legal protections for women’s rights in the country. Local laws safeguard reproductive healthcare access, workplace protections, voting …
As of March 2026, women’s rights in the United States remain uneven and continue to shift through a mix of federal policy changes and widening state differences. In recent …
As of March 2026, Virginia’s women’s rights landscape is being shaped by several major developments at the state level. Lawmakers have advanced constitutional amendments addressing reproductive freedom, marriage …
As of March 2026, New Jersey provides strong legal protections for women’s rights, particularly in reproductive healthcare, workplace protections, and survivor safety. State law explicitly protects reproductive autonomy and …
As of March 2026, Texas continues to have some of the widest gaps in women’s rights protections in the country. Recent legislative actions have reinforced that direction, expanding the …
As of March 2026, Oregon remains one of the more protective states for women’s rights. State law supports access to reproductive healthcare, voting, and workplace protections, and the state …
As of March 2026, New York remains one of the most protective states for women’s rights. State law and the state constitution explicitly protect reproductive healthcare, pregnancy-related rights, and …
As of March 2026, Ohio’s women’s rights landscape is defined by a mix of voter-approved protections and ongoing legislative challenges. In 2023, voters amended the state constitution to …
As of March 2026, several new laws are expanding women’s rights protections in California, strengthening access to reproductive healthcare, reinforcing equal pay enforcement, and giving survivors of sexual assault …
As of March 2026, women’s rights in Wisconsin continue to sit at a crossroads, shaped by a divided political climate and laws that leave key protections unresolved. Recent legislative …
