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.
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 [...]
Financing Child Care for College Student Success
Download Report This toolkit provides information about a wide range of funding sources for campus-based child care. It is intended as a resource for early care and education programs, institutions of higher learning, advocates, and policymakers. In addition to descriptions of each [...]
Top 5 Findings of 2011
by Caroline Dobuzinskis, with Jocelyn Fischer and Rhiana Gunn-Wright. In 2011, IWPR released several important findings on relevant topics such as the continuing impact of the recession, increased reliance on Social Security among older Americans, and the value of paid sick days for improving public [...]
Top 5 Recent IWPR Findings
By Jennifer Clark When IWPR posted a “Top 5” list of our most revealing research findings in December, we were so encouraged by the level of interest our readers showed in the post, that we decided to turn it into a regular roundup. Although intending [...]
