New Overtime Rule is Tangible Progress for Women, Especially Mothers and Women of Color
by Jennifer Clark Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) [...]
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of May 9, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
Mothers in College Have Declining Access to On-Campus Child Care
As Mother’s Day approaches, the 3.4 million mothers in college are performing a complicated balancing act.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of May 2, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
2015 Annual Report Newsletter
The amount of research IWPR conducts continues to amaze me considering our staff size.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of April 18, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
Paid Sick Time Access in Michigan Varies by County of Residence
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that 56.3 percent of workers aged 18 years and older in Michigan have access to paid sick time (Figure 1), based on its analysis of data from the 2012–2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), IWPR Nearly two million workers (43.7 percent) lack access. Residents of Isabella, Gratiot, and Clare counties are the least likely to have paid sick time with fewer than half of all workers having access.
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of April 11, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
5 Points to Bring Up to Win an Argument about the Gender Wage Gap
by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Ph.D., and Ariane Hegewisch [...]
Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of April 4, 2016
Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]
