This report presents an overview of findings from the Job Training Success Project at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, which investigated access to supportive services across the workforce development system and how gaps in services can be addressed.

Job training programs typically focus on teaching occupational skills—everything from data entry to truck driving, and customer service to carpentry, among many others.

Stalking affects nearly one in six women and more than one in 19 men in the United States in their lifetime. The majority of stalking victims are stalked by individuals they know.

This brief examines the family and medical leave-taking behaviors among older workers aged 55 and older compared with younger workers.

This brief explores the effect of FMLA eligibility and awareness on whether workers take leave for FMLA-qualifying reasons, where workers typically learn about the FMLA, and which workers are less likely to be aware of the FMLA.

Approximately 39 percent of private sector workers in Maryland lack paid sick time, and low-income and part-time workers are especially unlikely to be covered.