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Single Moms in College Spend 9 Hours a Day on Care Work
Single mothers work more and sleep less than other students
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Wage Gap Will Cost Millennial Women $1 Million Over their Careers
Millennial women are more educated than their male peers, but still see wage gap
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Women 8x More Likely than Men to Work in Occupations with Poverty-Level Wages
New analysis available in advance of Equal Pay Day.
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May 2018
Access to Higher Education, Investing in Single Mothers' Higher Education, Student Parent Success Initiative
Time Demands of Single Mother College Students and the Role of Child Care in their Postsecondary Success
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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May 16th, 2018
What to Know About Child Care Access in College -
May 15th, 2018
Here’s what maternity leave looks like around the world