Ariane Hegewisch

SeniorResearchFellow@IWPResearch. Focus on gender wage gap, WorkLife policy, in US and beyond.

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

The good news: IWPR analysis finds that women’s share of construction apprenticeships grew slightly in 2025.

The bad news: Women are still vastly underrepresented. #NAW2026 #WomenInApprenticeship #TWTF #WomenInTheTrades 

Our latest: https://t.co/3JxdJztIGY

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

IWPR’s Dr. Kate Bahn on the experience of families grappling with ever-increasing costs of necessities like child care and housing:

"Those families have less space to navigate something like an over 20% monthly increase to gasoline prices. So we’re seeing a much less dynamic labor market, which gives workers less leverage to ask for higher wages—right as they’re facing higher costs for necessities. So they’re really backed into a corner, and it’s unsustainable for families."

Learn more about how the state of the economy is affecting workers: https://t.co/qZZ6s5oa43

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

Women were 72% of participants in a Massachusetts construction pre-apprenticeship program during its first four cohorts.

But in the next eight cohorts, that dropped to just 17%.

Here’s why: https://t.co/a7ykEO85sM

#NAW2026 #WomenInApprenticeship #TWTF #WomenInTheTrades

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

🤔 Myth: Education explains the wage gap for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women.

✅ Fact: At every level of education, they earn less than white men with the same level of educational attainment. #AANHPIEqualPay

READ MORE: https://t.co/nzzalvON76

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

If you're pregnant or postpartum and have questions about your rights to support at work, call 1-833-NEED-ABB or fill out our online form to contact our free legal helpline: https://t.co/CJX86sLo5a

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

Federal spending on #children is down—nearly back to prepandemic levels. Urban’s two latest Kids’ Share analyses contextualize federal spending and compare it with state and local spending levels + offer key #policy insights. Read more. https://t.co/Xq7gttQXxv

[Paid Leave for All @PaidLeaveforAll]

Whether you're caring for a parent or a sibling through cancer, family caregiving can be a challenge. But it shouldn't have to threaten your finances. New @finhealthnet research shows that workers with #PaidLeave for caregiving are more financially stable. https://t.co/PblefgiODs

[Equal Pay Chicago Coalition @EqualPayDayChi]

Today @EqualPayDayChi is spotlighting a critical wage gap in our workforce: Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander women earn 61¢ for every $1 paid to men! For NHPI subgroups, the pay disparities are worse. Join us on 8.25—@1pm CT for a #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay social media storm! 🌪️

[equalpaytoday @EqualPay2dayOrg]

Latina women who work full time, year round, and part time earn only 54 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Take a stand against pay discrimination & occupational segregation! We need #LatinaEqualPay for #Trabajadoras everywhere.
https://t.co/Fr3XrtYx9L

[equalpaytoday @EqualPay2dayOrg]

Today, on #LatinaEqualPay Day, we honor ten years of the campaign, but the work continues. Did you know: Guatemalan & Honduran Latinas make just 29¢ to the dollar, on average, compared to non-Hispanic, white men. #Trabajadoras

https://t.co/vb1BRk2kDD

[equalpaytoday @EqualPay2dayOrg]

Latinas are still paid just 54¢ for every $1 earned by white, non-Hispanic men. This includes migrant, seasonal, part-time & gig workers. Organizing for change must include everyone. Today we demand action, accountability & justice.

#LatinaEqualPay

https://t.co/l6SfQ9IDWJ

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

10 years in the fight, more than 150 more to go—equal pay can’t wait. #LatinaEqualPay

The wage gap costs Latina workers about $1.2 million over a 40-year career. At the current rate of change, Latinas won’t reach pay equity with White men until 2178—more than 150 years from now.

The time for pay equity is long overdue. Read more from IWPR: https://t.co/r9I495RfIA #Trabajadoras #EqualPayNow #EqualPayDay

[Walter Dragone @Walter_Dragone]

HillaryClinton: On average, Latinas make only $0.54 for each $1 white men earn. Time to close that gap. #LatinaEqu…

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

This week, the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act took effect, extending the right to paid sick time to many workers in the state! 🎉https://t.co/nUWV0B3pWD

[A Better Balance @ABetterBalance]

A new study shows the federal PWFA's protections for workers in need of pregnancy accommodations reduced miscarriages by 9.6%, demonstrating how laws that empower expectant parents promote maternal & infant health while supporting families' economic security.

[Ariane Hegewisch @ArianeIWPR]

Proud to be in Chicago with 5000 tradeswomen at TradeswomenBuild Nations’s traditional banner parade- led off by Chicago Women in the Trades banner parade! #TWBN #tradeswomen

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

JUST IN: Tariffs are clearly hitting now. U.S. Inflation rises to 2.9% (y/y) in August-->up from 2.3% in April.

Higher food, gas and shelter costs drove inflation up in August. Cars, apparel and airfares also saw costs surge. ***Inflation jumped 0.4% during the month, the highest monthly increase since January.*** (see bar chart below)

Core inflation (excluding food and energy) was 3.1% (y/y) in August, up from 2.8% in the spring. #inflation #tariffs

[Women In Construction @WomenInConst]

We love the sound of a saw in the morning! #WomenInConstruction

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

New IWPR analysis shows the gender wage gap is worsening. In 2024, women working full-time year-round were paid just 80.9¢ for every $1 paid to men—down from 82.7¢ in 2023 and 84¢ in 2022.

This marks the biggest drop since 1966 and the worst ratio since 2016. Read more from IWPR: https://t.co/3dt5XkGyPk

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

Even in a strong economy, women are being left behind. New Census data shows men’s earnings once again grew faster than women’s in 2024—widening the wage gap for the second year in a row.

This isn’t just about numbers. It’s about structural barriers—from reproductive health bans to workplace discrimination to limited access to higher-paying jobs—that especially harm women of color and those in part-time or lower-wage roles.

The result? Thousands of dollars lost each year for women and their families. Read our full statement: https://t.co/WbWqpWx7ZE