In 2007, the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) produced a report for the Indiana Commission for Women (ICW) entitled The Economic Status of Women in Indiana: Highlights. This study was a result of interest generated by the briefing paper The Best and Worst State Economies for Women published by the IWPR in December 2006. After receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, the ICW partnered with Saint Mary's College and the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) to deliver a program based on the findings from the report. The report provides data on earnings, social and economic autonomy within the context of national and regional rankings. The secondary purpose is to affirm that "higher skills = higher pay" and to explore some of the dynamic things that are happening to raise women's education and skill levels. Although women have made tremendous gains politically, socially and in the workforce, Indiana women continue to lag far behind their male counterparts. Women in Indiana earn 72 cents for every dollar a man earns. Click the following link below to view the full report.
Final Report for Bridging the Gap: Reaching Pay Equity in Indiana