Celebrating Title IX: On Track for Equality, Beyond the Sports Field
By Ann DeMeulenaere Weedon This week marks forty years since [...]
An Introduction to Paid Time Off Banks
By Andrea Lindemann GilliamThis blog was originally posted on the [...]
Obama is Right About His Wage Gap Statistics
By Heidi Hartmann Despite recent criticism from "The Fact Checker" [...]
Community College Partnerships Promote Education and Career Development
by Jane Henrici, Ph.D. Adults with children can face complications [...]
Mikulski Plan for Women's Pay Gets New Push
"Despite advances, women still take home 77 cents for each [...]
Job Growth for Women Continues in May: Both Men and Women Have Regained More Than 40 Percent of Jobs Lost
According to IWPR analysis of the June employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in May with 69,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
Single Student Parents Have Higher Student Debt Burden, Especially at For-Profit Colleges
New analysis of federal government data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that postsecondary students who are single parents with dependent children, who make up nearly 12 percent of college students, have less money to contribute to the cost of college, have much greater unmet need after receiving financial aid, and amass higher levels of student debt than other students.
The Wage Gap: Myths vs. Realities
By Heidi Hartmann We owe a debt of gratitude to [...]
"Leave Women Alone" Act!
We are at a political moment that yields headlines like [...]
