Social Security reform is a women's issue.

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s ongoing research project The Status of Women in the States measures women’s status in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

A report from the working conference on Women and Social Security.

Married women and children entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during the last two decades, and part-time employment is one strategy that could potentially help employees successfully integrate their work and family responsibilities.

Explains how unemployment insurance (UI) works and discusses how women workers are often excluded from eligibility.

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 fundamentally changed welfare in ways that may negatively impact the housing stability of current and former TANF recipients and their families.

When signing the most current welfare legislation, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).

Examines the problem of access to the Texas Unemployment Insurance program by documenting inequitable treatment of low-wage, part-time, women, and minority workers.

Among the most important economic and social changes in the United States is the changing role of women.

While it is often assumed that part-time work in professional or managerial jobs would provide parents with increased flexibility to juggle work and family responsibilities while also earning a good income, a recent study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that few professionals and managers are employed part time.