Access to Better Jobs: Workforce Development Projects aim to Lift Up Working Women
For nearly 30 years, IWPR has analyzed and charted women’s [...]
The Economic Status of Women in New York State
This briefing paper assesses women’s economic status in New York state, drawing comparisons with other states in the Middle Atlantic region and the nation overall.
If Current Trends Continue, Hispanic Women Will Wait 232 Years for Equal Pay; Black Women Will Wait 108 Years
In advance of Latinas’ Equal Pay Day on November 1—the day symbolizing how far into the year that Latinas must work to earn what White men earned in the previous year—the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released an analysis finding that, if trends over the last 30 years continue, Hispanic women will not see equal pay with White men until 2248, 232 years from now.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of October 24, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
High School Girls and Violence 2015: A Chartbook
This chartbook focuses on an area often ignored in discussions about the well-being of girls generally, and girls of color in particular—the alarming proportion of high school girls experiencing physical and sexual violence at the hands of schoolmates, friends, family members, and dating partners.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of October 17, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
Intersections of Sexual Violence and Economic Security
Domestic and dating violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV), is an unfortunately common reality that has short- and long-term negative effects on survivors’ economic security, and independence.
Intersections of Domestic Violence and Economic Security
Domestic and dating violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV), is an unfortunately common reality that has short- and long-term negative effects on survivors’ economic security, and independence.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of October 10, 2016
To view more of IWPR’s research, visit IWPR.org Weekly Roundup of [...]
Job Growth Among Women Continues to Climb: 65 percent of Jobs Added in the 3rd Quarter of 2016 Went to Women
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 56,000 jobs and men gained 100,000 jobs for a total of 156,000 jobs added in September, giving women 36 percent of job growth.
