Caregiving and Families

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.

Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery
Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery

Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery

By Tanya Tarr Mother’s Day in the United States has [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:47-05:00May 9, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day
Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day

Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day

By Eric Galatas CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As Mother's Day draws [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:47-05:00May 6, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

IWPR’s New Working Moms and the Economy Survey Finds U.S. Moms Want Policy Solutions for Care, Leave, and Jobs
IWPR’s New Working Moms and the Economy Survey Finds U.S. Moms Want Policy Solutions for Care, Leave, and Jobs

IWPR’s New Working Moms and the Economy Survey Finds U.S. Moms Want Policy Solutions for Care, Leave, and Jobs

Mothers bear the brunt of paid and unpaid childcare labor: [...]

By Eve Mefferd|2025-01-27T20:44:47-05:00May 4, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

New IWPR National Survey Shows That This Mother’s Day, What Women Want Is: Child Care, Paid Family Leave, and Good Jobs
New IWPR National Survey Shows That This Mother’s Day, What Women Want Is: Child Care, Paid Family Leave, and Good Jobs

New IWPR National Survey Shows That This Mother’s Day, What Women Want Is: Child Care, Paid Family Leave, and Good Jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 4, 2021 Contact: Liz Rose [...]

By Liz Rose|2025-01-27T20:44:47-05:00May 4, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Biden’s Proposed Child Care Plan Will Save Families $96 Billion in Year 1, $957B Over 10-years
Biden’s Proposed Child Care Plan Will Save Families $96 Billion in Year 1, $957B Over 10-years

Biden’s Proposed Child Care Plan Will Save Families $96 Billion in Year 1, $957B Over 10-years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Rose | 202-355-3559 | rose@iwpr.org [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:47-05:00April 29, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Biden’s plan would revolutionize American family life
Biden’s plan would revolutionize American family life

Biden’s plan would revolutionize American family life

By Ana Campoy President Joe Biden released his American Families [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:48-05:00April 29, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms
The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

By Chabeli Carrazana It struck her one morning last July, [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:48-05:00April 29, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents
Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents

Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents

By Julia Carpenter On Wednesday, President Biden announced the $1.8 [...]

By IWPR|2025-01-27T20:44:48-05:00April 28, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations
Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations

Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 28, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber [...]

By Erin Weber|2025-01-27T20:44:48-05:00April 28, 2021|Caregiving and Families|0 Comments

Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.
Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.

Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.

By Caroline Kitchener Every two years, like clockwork, federal lawmakers [...]