Foreword to Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing after Hurricane Katrina
by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D. This foreword appears in the IWPR [...]
How the New Overtime Rule Will Help Women & Families
This report, a collaboration between the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and MomsRising, is an analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed change to the overtime threshold and how this change will affect working women.
Summer 2015 Newsletter
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Research News Roundup: July 2015
The Research News Roundup (RNR) is prepared monthly by the Institute for [...]
Women Gain Two Out of Three New Jobs in June: Women Gained 150,000 and Men Gained 73,000 Jobs
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the July employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 150,000 jobs and men gained 73,000 for a total of 223,000 jobs added in June.
ESS Project Newsletter Summer 2015
July 26th marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities in all aspects of life.
Leveraging Highway Funds to Support Women in Construction
Power Point presentation on improving women’s access to training and employment in transportation industries at the National Fund for Workforce Solutions Conference.
Gender, Urbanization, and Democratic Governance
With two-thirds of the world’s population predicted to live in urban areas by the year 2050, the global landscape is changing rapidly.
Strong Job Gains for Women in May: Women Gained 189,000 and Men Gained 91,000 Jobs
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the June employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in May women gained 189,000 jobs and men gained 91,000 for a total of 280,000 jobs added in the month.
Workers’ Access to Paid Sick Days in the States
Millions of workers in the United States cannot take paid time away from work to recover or seek preventive care when they are sick.
