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Most of our progress on the wage gap was in the '80s and '90s. What gives, 21st century?

By Emily Crockett The  gender wage gap has improved quite [...]

By IWPR|2016-04-16T00:12:35-05:00April 16, 2016|Press Hits|Comments Off on Most of our progress on the wage gap was in the '80s and '90s. What gives, 21st century?

Women are Four Times More Likely than Men to Work in Jobs with Poverty-Level Wages

In advance of Equal Pay Day on April 12, 2016, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released new analysis finding that 6.5 million women work in occupations that have median earnings for full-time work for women below the federal poverty threshold for a family of four, compared with 1.7 million men.

By IWPR|2016-04-11T00:00:00-05:00April 11, 2016|Press Releases|Comments Off on Women are Four Times More Likely than Men to Work in Jobs with Poverty-Level Wages

This Teen Mom Chose Not to Hide the Truth in Her Graduation Photos and Now She's Going Viral

There's something different about Vin-zl Vicente's college graduation photos. Like [...]

By IWPR|2016-04-07T22:31:35-05:00April 7, 2016|Press Hits|Comments Off on This Teen Mom Chose Not to Hide the Truth in Her Graduation Photos and Now She's Going Viral

Women Gain 143,000 Jobs Out of 215,000 Jobs Added in March: Unemployment for Single Mothers Reduced by Nearly Half Since Its Recession Peak

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the April employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 143,000 jobs and men gained 72,000 for a total of 215,000 jobs added in March, giving women two-thirds of job growth.

By IWPR|2020-12-23T00:07:13-05:00April 1, 2016|IWPR|Comments Off on Women Gain 143,000 Jobs Out of 215,000 Jobs Added in March: Unemployment for Single Mothers Reduced by Nearly Half Since Its Recession Peak