Access to Paid Sick Days in North Carolina
An analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates that 39 percent of private sector employees working in North Carolina lack even a single paid sick day.
Community College Students Need Fair Job Scheduling Practices
Working is often critical to community college students’ ability to pursue a postsecondary education, but holding a job while in school can threaten a student’s success in college.
My Brother’s Keeper Skating on Thin Evidence?
by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D. Once again the President’s advisors in [...]
Paid Sick Days Access Varies by Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Job Characteristics
Paid sick days bring multiple benefits to employers, workers, families, and communities at large.
Recently Proposed Legislation Affecting Social Security (Appendix to IWPR #D504)
Legislation Affection Social Security Introduced in the 110th-113th Congresses
As You Celebrate the 4th, Remember Why America’s Working Families Need Unions to Stay Strong
by Brigid O'Farrell As you celebrate with your loved ones [...]
As Foreign-Born Worker Population Grows, Many Lack Paid Sick Days
Research demonstrates that low-wage workers and people of color are least likely to have access to paid sick days.
Job Growth in June Strong for Women and Men; Men Still Short 582,000 Jobs from Pre-Recession Peak
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), although the total number of jobs lost in the recession has been recovered (138,780,000 jobs in June 2014 vs 138,350,000 jobs in December 2007 when the recession began), men are still short 582,000 from their pre-recession peak.
IWPR Launches New National Work on the Status of Women in the States
by Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. IWPR recently launched new work on [...]
Quality Jobs and Supports Build Strong Workplaces
Many basic workplace benefits and supports are inequitably distributed in today’s economy
