Paychecks Aren't Fair, That's Why We Need a Law
"The U.S. Senate decided in November not to open debate [...]
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.
Experts Available For Comment on Social and Economic Inequalities in the Country
WHAT: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is visiting Yemen [...]
Health Care to Boost Rates of Breastfeeding Among Working Women
A new report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will increase the number of working mothers who breastfeed their children up to the age of six months, particular among lower income and hourly employees.
Health Care Act to Boost Rates of Breastfeeding Among Women
New provisions under the ACA for expressing breast milk at work will largely impact hourly employees.
Breastfeeding + Work, Finally!
This blog post was originally published on The Huffington Post. [...]
No Time for Snoozing on the DREAM Act
As a vote is pending in the Senate, activists are [...]
IWPR Newsletter: Fall 2010
IWPR’s research on the Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa, gender segregation in the workforce, the status of women in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
How the White House Is Putting Social Security at Risk
This blog post was originally published on New Deal 2.0. [...]
The Promise of Postsecondary Education for Parents
by Robert Drago, Ph.D. Education, and particularly higher education, provides [...]
