Moderate Job Growth Continues for Women and Men
Washington, DC–According to IWPR analysis of the January employment report [...]
Report: Immigrant Home Care Workers Help Solve Labor Shortage, But Face Few Paths to Citizenship
As Congress digs into creating an improved immigration system, a report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), in cooperation with Caring Across Generations, identifies solutions for increasing access to visas for immigrant in-home care workers.
IWPR Marks Anniversary of FMLA: Progress Still Needed on Paid Leave
By Jasmin Griffin Today marks 20 years since President Bill [...]
PAID SICK DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS
Providing paid sick days is expected to save Philadelphia employers more than half a million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed paid sick days legislation under Chapter 9-3300, would not only reduce costs to employers in Philadelphia, but would also reduce the spread of contagious diseases yielding further public health costs savings.
Don’t Know Much About Mentoring? Here’s How You Learn More
By Kenneth Quinnell This article was originally posted on the [...]
The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Fix—Good, Bad, and Ugly
There’s a lot of good news in the deal negotiated [...]
Women and the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
By Elyse Shaw News of the impending ‘fiscal cliff’ and [...]
Women Have Regained Greater Share of Jobs Lost in Recession Than Men: Women Gain 6 Out of 10 Jobs Added in November
According to IWPR analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved, with 146,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. Job growth was strong for women (91,000 jobs) and men (55,000 jobs).
Women Have Regained Greater Share of Jobs Lost in Recession Than Men
According to Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved, with 146,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. Job growth was strong for women (91,000 jobs) and men (55,000 jobs).
IWPR Fellow is Named Rhodes Scholar
By Caroline Dobuzinskis IWPR is pleased to announce that Rhiana [...]
