Wal-Mart's gender bias case: What's at stake?
" The Institute for Women's Policy Research submitted a report [...]
Access to Paid Sick Days in the States, 2010
Analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds substantial variation across the country in rates of access to paid sick days for private sector employees.
Community Organizations Take Lead in Assisting Latina Immigrants Who Lack Access to Support Services
A new report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that nonprofit community and religious organizations have stepped in to assist Latina immigrants who face challenges such as lack of health care and violence at home or in the workplace.
Implications for Low-Income Student Parents of House Bill H.R. 1, Proposed Continuing Resolution for FY 2011 Appropriations
With the ongoing debate in Congress over how to fund the remainder of the 2011 Fiscal Year, considerable uncertainty exists surrounding the funding picture for many federal programs going forward.
Colleges Need More Child Care to Help Student Parents Graduate
According to a new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), greater access to on-campus child care facilities would increase opportunities for low-income student parents to complete postsecondary education, but only 5 percent of the child care needed by student parents is supplied at on-campus child centers.
IWPR Finds Class Action Lawsuits Reduce Employment Discrimination
Drawing on research from an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) report released today, IWPR submitted an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in their case against Wal-Mart for employment discrimination.
Women's Long and Winding Road to Equality
"Despite huge advances in the past 50 years, American women's [...]
Paid Sick Day Access Rates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2010
Access to Paid Sick Days by Race/Ethnicity/Gender Groups Note: Sample [...]
Access to Paid Sick Days Less Common Among Workers of Color
Today, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released national estimates of access to paid sick days across lines of race/ethnicity and gender, using data on private sector employees from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Paid Sick Day Access Rates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2010
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