Caregiving and Families
Recognizing the invaluable contribution of unpaid care work, we strive to create policies that support and uplift caregivers by analyzing the need for accessible and high-quality child care, elder care, paid sick and family leave, flexible work schedules, and cash transfers for mothers and families.
Research News Roundup: July 2015
The Research News Roundup (RNR) is prepared monthly by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). Articles contained in each edition of the RNR address research on women's issues and topics of interest to women and their families. To receive the RNR by email, subscribe or update [...]
Research & Policy Update: Student Parents & Access to Child Care at Community Colleges
Power Point presentation from Student Parent Support Symposium session on "Current Student Parent Research & Policy Efforts"
Top 5 IWPR Findings of 2014
by Jourdin Batchelor This was an exciting year for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In 2014, we published over 50 reports, fact sheets, and briefing papers. We received more than 1,700 citations in the media and participated in more than 175 speaking engagements. Below are our top 5 findings of 2014 [...]
When Student Loans are the Only Way to Pay for Child Care
A Student Parent’s Story of Balancing School, Parenthood, and Debt by Andrea Fitch Andrea Fitch I. Deciding to Go Back to School: “We needed to be a dual income family.” When I first learned I was going to be a parent, I was overwhelmed [...]
