One on One with Professor and Expert on Women in Politics, Dr. Michele L. Swers
Dr. Michele Swers, Associate Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown [...]
Access to Earned Sick Days in Oregon
DOWNLOAD REPORT An analysis by the Institute [...]
Why Feminism Still Fits With Younger Generations of Women
Recently younger female role models have been publicly rejecting feminism, [...]
New Speakers Announced for IWPR’s 25th Anniversary Celebration!
On May 22, IWPR will celebrate 25 years of Making Research [...]
States Fight Back Against Pregnancy Discrimination
Lenora M. Lapidus, Director, ACLU Women’s Rights Project, and [...]
Earned Health Care Time in Vermont Would Reduce Employee Turnover and Employers’ Costs
ccording to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), providing earned health care time to workers in Vermont is expected to save the state’s employers nearly $4 million annually.
Wage Gap Persists in Most Occupations, Sales Jobs Worst Paying for Women
According to new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), women earn less than men in nearly all of the 114 most common occupations. Women’s wages are lower than men’s even in occupations dominated by men and women have the worst earnings compared to men in sales occupations, such as insurance and retail sales.
Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men
According to the April employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved at a slower pace in March compared to the previous month, with 88,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men
According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) women gained 25,000 (28 percent) of the new jobs added in March, while men gained 63,000 (72 percent). According to the April employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth overall improved at a slower pace in March compared to the previous month, with 88,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
Women in West Virginia Face Large Wage Gap, Disproportionate Poverty
A recently released report, The Status of Women and Girls in West Virginia, shows women in the state have made gains in education and entrepreneurship, but still face disproportionate levels of poverty and a gaping gender wage gap. This report was written by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) in collaboration with the West Virginia Women’s Commission (WVWC).
