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Parents in College By the Numbers
Despite big enrollment declines, parents make up 22% of college students
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Automation Could Widen Inequality between Women and Men in U.S. Labor Market
Women are a clear majority of workers in jobs that are at high risk of technological substitution.
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Weekly Gender Wage Gap Widened in 2018
New analysis shows that women’s weekly earnings remained flat in the past year.
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April 2019
Access to Higher Education, Investing in Single Mothers' Higher Education, Student Parent Success Initiative
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April 2019
Pay Equity & Discrimination, STEM and Innovation
The Need to Increase Gender Diversity in Innovation and Patenting Testimony Submitted to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research conducts and communicates research to inspire dialog, shape policy, and improve the lives and opportunities of women of diverse backgrounds, circumstances, and experiences.
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April 3rd, 2019
The Colorado Sun
Here’s how Colorado Democrats aim to close the gender pay gap, starting with more wage transparency