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Women Gain 107,000 Jobs in August and Men Gain 66,000 Jobs

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 107,000 jobs and men gained 66,000 for a total of 173,000 jobs added in August. The overall unemployment rate decreased to 5.1 percent in August from 5.3 percent in July.

By IWPR|2020-11-29T23:10:38-05:00September 4, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Women Gain 107,000 Jobs in August and Men Gain 66,000 Jobs

Unionized Women Earn More than Nonunionized Women in Every U.S. State

A new briefing paper released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that women represented by a union in the United States earn an average of $212 more per week than women in nonunion jobs. In addition, union women earn more in every state, with the size of the union wage advantage varying across states: union women in Wyoming earn $349 per week more than their nonunion counterparts in the state, while union women in the District of Columbia earn $48 more per week than D.C.’s nonunion women.

By IWPR|2015-08-26T00:00:00-05:00August 26, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Unionized Women Earn More than Nonunionized Women in Every U.S. State

New Report Finds that Post-Katrina Disaster Recovery Policies Largely Ignored the Needs of Black Women from New Orleans’ Public Housing Buildings

In advance of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released a report presenting a comprehensive analysis of the interview responses of 184 low-income black women who were living in “The Big Four”—four large housing projects within the city of New Orleans, known as “the Bricks”—and who were displaced by the twin disasters of the hurricane and the flooding.

By IWPR|2015-08-25T00:00:00-05:00August 25, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Report Finds that Post-Katrina Disaster Recovery Policies Largely Ignored the Needs of Black Women from New Orleans’ Public Housing Buildings

Nearly Half of Currently Exempt Single Mothers and Black and Hispanic Women Workers Will Gain Coverage Under DOL’s New Proposed Overtime Salary Threshold

New report examines how women, mothers, women of color, and women in different occupations will be affected when the proposed rule goes into effect

By IWPR|2015-08-11T00:00:00-05:00August 11, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Nearly Half of Currently Exempt Single Mothers and Black and Hispanic Women Workers Will Gain Coverage Under DOL’s New Proposed Overtime Salary Threshold

Women Gain 115,000 Jobs in July and Men Gain 100,000 Jobs

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the August employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 115,000 jobs and men gained 100,000 for a total of 215,000 jobs added in July. The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent from June.

By IWPR|2020-10-31T03:46:27-05:00August 7, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Women Gain 115,000 Jobs in July and Men Gain 100,000 Jobs