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The Gender Wage Gap and Public Policy

Women’s earnings are crucial to their families’ economic well-being. Women are close to half of all employees in the United States, they are half of all workers with college degrees, and they are the co- or main breadwinners in close to two thirds of families with children, yet they persistently earn less than men.

By Cynthia Costello and M. Phil.|2020-11-29T01:42:45-05:00February 29, 2016|IWPR|Comments Off on The Gender Wage Gap and Public Policy

The Role of the Federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program in Supporting Student Parent Success

Affordable, quality child care is crucial to the postsecondary success of the 4.8 million undergraduate students raising dependent children.

By Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Barbara Gault and Mary Sykes|2020-12-20T17:27:19-05:00February 29, 2016|IWPR|Comments Off on The Role of the Federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program in Supporting Student Parent Success