Intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault and stalking are crimes with deep economic impacts. These include both the resulting costs of violence as well as economic abuses used to maintain power and control.
The safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking is inextricably linked to their economic security.
The Prosecutor’s Economic Security Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for any prosecutorial case file or trial notebook.
While the number of jobs dropped steeply, particularly for men, in the Great Recession, slow job growth has characterized much of the recovery.
By Claudia Williams On September 17, DC city councilmembers introduced [...]
Social Security benefits are especially important to populations that experience greater economic insecurity as they age — particularly women, people of color, and same-sex couples.
In 2008, the District of Columbia passed the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, which guarantees workers the right to earn paid sick days. This law, however, excludes tipped workers in the restaurant industry, and employees aren’t covered until after they have worked for a particular employer for more than one year and 1,000 hours.
Using the parameters of the proposed legislation and publicly available data, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates some of the anticipated costs and benefits to employees and employers that will result from providing earned sick days to newly covered workers.
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 148,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in September, women gained 76,000 of those jobs (51 percent) while men gained 72,000 jobs (49 percent).
This report outlines how investing in women’s employment has led to enhanced business performance and productivity for companies in diverse countries and sectors.
