Recognizing the invaluable contribution 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.
A Student Parent’s Story of Balancing School, Parenthood, and Debt [...]
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by Caroline Dobuzinskis, with Jocelyn Fischer and Rhiana Gunn-Wright. In [...]
By Jennifer Clark When IWPR posted a “Top 5” list [...]
By Elisa Garcia The Obstacles Facing Student Parents For many [...]
Testimony of Kevin Miller, Ph.D.,Institute for Women’s Policy Research, before the Committee on Higher Education of the New York City Council
Of the over 6 million students earning college credit at community colleges, 1.7 million (27 percent) are parents. Of those, about 1 million (16 percent) are single parents, more than twice the proportion at 4-year institutions. Three-quarters of single parents in college are women.
Photo by Elisabeth Crum at the reception celebrating The People's [...]
Th is report examines state and local policies and programs designed to improve the quality of family child care. For the purposes of this report, family child care is defined as a provider caring for two or more unrelated children in the provider’s home.
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