An analysis conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families, released in conjunction with Equal Pay Day (April 14), shows the damage Iowa’s gender-based wage gap is doing to families and the state economy. Women employed full-time in Iowa are paid just 78 cents for every dollar paid to men, according to a release, amounting to a yearly gap of $10,328. This means collectively, Iowa women lose nearly $4.9 billion every year that could pay for basic goods and services that strengthen the state’s economy and are essential for the more than 115,000 Iowa households headed by women. The report also concluded that Iowa has the 19th largest cents-on-the-dollar wage gap among the states. The full report is available online.