IWPR Newsletter: Fall 2008
How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy: New IWPR Report ; and more articles
Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, Mapping Report
As the twenty-first century unfolds, women of diverse faiths claim authority as healing agents of change in a world that aches for justice and peace.
Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, Mapping Report (Executive Summary)
Research reveals that a great majority of women in the U.S. rely on their involvement in religious groups as powerful venues to gather, think, share, and strategize about ways to fortify their own lives as well as serve the common good.
Some Small and Medium-Size Establishments Join Large Ones in Offering Paid Sick Days
Paid time off benefits are less common in smaller firms, but even in the smallest—those with one to nine employees—more than half provide paid sick days (56 percent), and nearly three-quarters have vacation policies (72 percent).
Do All Women Leaving the Workforce Have a Choice?
We need to equalize the family care burden between men and women in the United States. Only after women receive equal rights and considerations as employees and workplaces embrace work flexibility standards already set by other leading nations will women be able to make truly free decisions for their own lives.
Building Alliances of Women: A Manual for Holding Workshops on Women’s Values
This manual provides an overview of how to hold workshops on women’s values in your community.
Pink Buses
I remember going to a concert with my sister in [...]
IWPR Newsletter: Winter 2008
Legislative Routes for Improving Workplace Flexibility; and more articles
iPods: Appleâs Perfect Gift to Women
Women are constantly faced with the sad burden that we are still unsafe in this world. After technological advancements that allow us to carry our entire music collection around in our pockets and with women in such prestigious positions as the Speaker of the House and the President of Harvard, youâd think women would be a little better off in society. But rape and domestic violence statistics nationwide along with the wage gap and other social inequities prove that women still have a long way to go.
IWPR testifies at DC City Council hearing on Paid Sick and Safe Days Act
Nearly half of all workers (59 million) in the United [...]
