IWPR

Programs to Support Job Training Success: Innovations to Address Unmet Needs

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

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Julie Anderson|2020-12-11T03:28:57-05:00January 31, 2017|IWPR|Comments Off on Programs to Support Job Training Success: Innovations to Address Unmet Needs

Intersections of Stalking and Economic Security

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.

By Asha DuMonthier, Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski and Malore Dusenbery|2020-11-23T23:18:55-05:00January 26, 2017|IWPR|Comments Off on Intersections of Stalking and Economic Security

The Effects of FMLA Eligibility and Awareness on Family Leave-Taking

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.

By IWPR and IMPAQ International|2020-11-11T23:29:30-05:00January 19, 2017|IWPR|Comments Off on The Effects of FMLA Eligibility and Awareness on Family Leave-Taking

Wealth Inequality and Asset Depletion among Single Early Baby Boomers: Differences by Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Home Ownership in Retirement Readiness

Washington, DC—A new analysis released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) examines the impact of the Great Recession on the savings and assets of single Baby Boomers as they approached retirement age

By IWPR|2020-10-30T16:44:57-05:00January 12, 2017|IWPR|Comments Off on Wealth Inequality and Asset Depletion among Single Early Baby Boomers: Differences by Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Home Ownership in Retirement Readiness

Job Growth Among Men Improves: Nearly 2 Out of 3 Jobs Added in the 4th Quarter of 2016 Went to Men

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that in December women gained 87,000 jobs and men gained 69,000 jobs for a total of 156,000 jobs added in December, giving women 56 percent of job growth.

By IWPR|2020-10-30T16:36:26-05:00January 6, 2017|IWPR|Comments Off on Job Growth Among Men Improves: Nearly 2 Out of 3 Jobs Added in the 4th Quarter of 2016 Went to Men