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.
Maine’s Latest Budget Establishes State’s First Paid Leave Program and Boosts Child Care
This week, Governor Janet Mills signed into law Maine’s latest budget, which invests $25 million in a state paid family and medical leave program. The passage of the budget represents a major victory for workers and advocates, who fought to establish critical protections for workers [...]
Administration, advocates push for job equity in infrastructure, manufacturing spending
POLITICOPRO Administration, advocates push for job equity in infrastructure, manufacturing spending By Olivia Olander 04/24/2023 01:49 PM EDT As the federal government begins to pour billions of dollars into infrastructure and manufacturing, advocates for women and other underrepresented workers are pressing to get a share, [...]
New IWPR Report Highlights Opportunities to Expand Access to Manufacturing Jobs, Lifts Up the Voices of Women on the Shop Floor
Washington, D.C. —A majority of women who responded to a survey of shop floor manufacturing workers report a largely equitable and harassment-free workplace, according to a new report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Yet the report also highlights the challenges [...]
New IWPR Polling Shows Strong Support for Congressional Action on Equal Pay, Child Care, Paid Leave, and Women’s Reproductive Health
March 21, 2023 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Washington, D.C. — Three out of four adults want to see Congress pass laws strengthening equal pay laws, expanding access to child care, and guaranteeing access to paid sick leave, while two of three adults want to see [...]
