Revisiting the Poverty Rate: New Measure Shows Less Inequality
By Jacqui Logan A recent IWPR fact sheet, “A Clearer [...]
New BLS Data Confirm Unequal Access to Paid Leave Among U.S. Workers
By Kevin Miller and Caroline Dobuzinskis Today the Bureau of [...]
IWPR Announces Elections and New Members of its Board of Directors
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) is pleased to announce that three members of the Board of Directors have been elected to new positions.
Job Growth Gaining Momentum for Women in Year Three of Recovery
New analysis released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) of employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that, while men have seen faster job growth than in the recovery, women’s job growth sped up in the third year.
163,000 New Jobs in July: Over Half Go to Women
According to Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the August unemployment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in July with 163,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
Being a Student Parent: My Experience and How Policy Is Improving for Student Parents Today
By Ann DeMeulenaere Weedon As part of my work as [...]
In Bloomberg's Healthy NYC, Still Afraid to Take (on) Sick Days
Advocates are, at the moment, pushing for a bill that [...]
Rallying Together Around Issues Critical to Women and Families at NOW Conference 2012
IWPR staff and interns attended the NOW Conference in [...]
'Family Care' Benefit Could Fix Retiree Pay Gap
"Because women earn lower wages and take time out of [...]
Job Growth Continues in June: Private Sector Growing Faster than Public Sector in the Recovery
According to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) of the June employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in June with 80,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
