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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Project Overview and Respondent Demographics

A project by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) with funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

By International Foundation for Electoral Systems and IWPR|2021-06-13T20:26:51-05:00February 2, 2011|IWPR|Comments Off on Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Project Overview and Respondent Demographics

Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings and Assets (French Translation)

Ce projet est effectué par la Fondation internationale pour les systèmes électoraux (IFES) et l'Institut chargé des recherches relatives aux politiques de la femme (IWPR), et financé par l'Agence canadienne de développement international (CIDA)

By International Foundation for Electoral Systems and IWPR|2021-06-13T20:33:08-05:00February 2, 2011|IWPR|Comments Off on Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings and Assets (French Translation)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes, et al. (2011): Brief Of Amicus Curiae The Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Support of Respondents

This brief reviews social science literature and research, which demonstrates that class actions play a significant societal role in remedying systemic employment discrimination because individual discrimination lawsuits almost never result in meaningful class-wide injunctive relief.

By IWPR|2020-11-25T01:34:09-05:00January 31, 2011|IWPR|Comments Off on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes, et al. (2011): Brief Of Amicus Curiae The Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Support of Respondents

44 Million U.S. Workers Lacked Paid Sick Days in 2010

New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, after correcting for job tenure requirements imposed by employers, only 58 percent of private sector employees in the U.S. had access to paid sick days in 2010.

By IWPR|2011-01-03T00:00:00-05:00January 3, 2011|Press Releases|Comments Off on 44 Million U.S. Workers Lacked Paid Sick Days in 2010