As of 2023, women working full-time are paid 84 cents for every dollar a man makes, 77 cents if they are part-time. Women of color, trans women, neurodiverse women, and women with any of these and other intersectionalities experience further discrimination. As the fight for gender equality continues, here are resources to add to your toolkit to support yourself and take care of yourself in your career.
Job Search Resources
Feminist Majority Foundation – Feminist Jobs: a job board sharing opportunities with leading feminist and progressive organizations
Advancing Women: job board and career center for women in S.T.E.M. and C-suite positions
In Her Sight: job board and career advice for women
Career Resources
American Association of University Women – Workplace and Economics Equity: provides information regarding the gendered pay gap, gender in the workplace, and issues such as sexual harassment and maternal leave. The organization also provides way sot get involved and fellowships/grants.
Department of Labor – Women’s Bureau: advocates for the equality and economics security of women; includes resources regarding paid leave, childcare prices, equal pay, and other statistics. They also hosts events surrounding these issues.
FindLaw – Dealing with Discrimination: provides information for dealing with discrimination and harassment in the workplace
Women’s Rights Information Center: provides trainings, job listings, and other resources for women, including crisis resources
Women Employed – Resources: provides information on advocacy and activism, workplace fairness, and other issues
International Association of Women: includes networking opportunities, job board, professional development and other services
Climb Credit – Women’s Professional Organizations: links to 39 different women’s organizations and associations, listed by career area
Job Stars – Female Professional Associations & Organizations: another list with links to professional organizations
Additional Resources
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media: research and events working for gender balance, inclusion, and reducing negative stereotyping in media.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research: a think tank working to close inequality gaps and improve economic well-being of women and families.