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Jobs in Fourth Year of Recovery Buoyed by Female-Dominated Industries

New analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, as of June 2013, men had regained only 68 percent of the jobs they lost in the recession and women had regained 91 percent of the jobs they lost. Women’s and men’s job growth during the recovery has been largely affected by two trends: contraction in government jobs and growth in industries with high concentrations of women workers. IWPR’s paper analyzes job growth for the four years of the recovery, from June 2009, the official end of the recession, to June 2013.

By IWPR|2013-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Jobs in Fourth Year of Recovery Buoyed by Female-Dominated Industries

Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs

As the DC City Council considers the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013,” a proposed amendment that would expand the existing paid sick days law to more workers, a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that providing paid sick days to newly covered workers under the proposed amendment is expected to save DC employers approximately $2 million per year.

By IWPR|2013-11-01T00:00:00-05:00November 1, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs

New Paper Outlines Improvements to Social Security to Strengthen Economic Security of Women, Low-Income People, and Same-Sex Couples

Today, the Older Women’s Economic Security Taskforce (OWES) of the National Council of Women’s Organizations and the Center for Community Change released a white paper proposing recommendations to improve Social Security for economically vulnerable Americans.

By IWPR|2013-10-30T00:00:00-05:00October 30, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Paper Outlines Improvements to Social Security to Strengthen Economic Security of Women, Low-Income People, and Same-Sex Couples

Valuing Good Health in the District of Columbia: The Costs and Benefits of the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013

Using the parameters of the proposed legislation and publicly available data, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates some of the anticipated costs and benefits to employees and employers that will result from providing earned sick days to newly covered workers.

By IWPR|2020-12-17T02:52:07-05:00October 28, 2013|IWPR|Comments Off on Valuing Good Health in the District of Columbia: The Costs and Benefits of the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013

September Jobs Gains Puts Women’s Employment at Pre-Recession Levels

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 148,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in September, women gained 76,000 of those jobs (51 percent) while men gained 72,000 jobs (49 percent).

By IWPR|2013-10-23T00:00:00-05:00October 23, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on September Jobs Gains Puts Women’s Employment at Pre-Recession Levels