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Today’s Women Workers: Shut Out of Yesterday’s Unemployment Insurance System

A look at the unequal distribution of unemployment insurance and flaws in the system that prevent women from receiving earned benefits.

By Vicky Lovell and Catherine Hill|2020-12-19T15:17:13-05:00April 30, 2001|IWPR|Comments Off on Today’s Women Workers: Shut Out of Yesterday’s Unemployment Insurance System

Making Birth Control More Accessible to Women: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives

Evaluates costs and benefits of switching birth control pills to over-the-counter status to improve women’s access to contraceptives.

By IWPR|2020-11-15T02:24:00-05:00February 5, 2001|IWPR|Comments Off on Making Birth Control More Accessible to Women: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives

Unemployment Insurance and Welfare Reform: Fair Access to Economic Supports for Low-Income Working Women

Discusses how unequal access to unemployment insurance (UI)specifically affects welfare recipients.

By Annisah Um'rani|2021-01-18T01:42:27-05:00December 20, 2000|IWPR|Comments Off on Unemployment Insurance and Welfare Reform: Fair Access to Economic Supports for Low-Income Working Women

The Georgia Unemployment Insurance System: Overcoming Barriers For Low-Wage, Part-Time & Women Workers

The Georgia unemployment insurance (UI) system is not working to meet its basic goal of providing a modest measure of income support to temporarily unemployed working families.

By Vicky Lovell and Maurice Emsellem|2020-11-11T22:03:35-05:00November 30, 2000|IWPR|Comments Off on The Georgia Unemployment Insurance System: Overcoming Barriers For Low-Wage, Part-Time & Women Workers

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WELFARE REFORM: Fair Access to Economic Supports for Low-Income Working Women

Unemployment Insurance (UI) is not fully accessible to women and low-wage workers, and this unequal access particularly disadvantages welfare recipients.

By Vicky Lovell|2021-01-07T02:19:20-05:00November 30, 2000|IWPR|Comments Off on UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WELFARE REFORM: Fair Access to Economic Supports for Low-Income Working Women