Latest Facts & Stats:
Rhode Island's Gender Wage Gap
The gender gap in pay between males and females has slowly improved over the last 30 years, but today women still earn less than men. Nationally, women earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by men.
In Rhode Island the picture is somewhat better. In 2011, women earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men, an improvement from 70 cents in 1980. Read more.