Living Below the Line: Economic Insecurity and America’s Families
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Living Below the Line: Economic Insecurity and America’s Families
For several years during the Great Recession, the nation remained focused on a steady stream of mostly discouraging numbers—unemployment rates, poverty rates, stock indices, warehouse inventories and home foreclosures.
Jump Starting Real Wage Growth for Women: Increasing the Minimum Wage and Improving Overtime Laws
By Heidi Hartmann In the context of a lost decade [...]
The Lost Decade of Wage Growth for Women
by Heidi Hartmann Twice a year, the Institute for Women’s [...]
Putting People First: The Yellen Era Begins at the Fed
by Heidi Hartmann IWPR President Heidi Hartmann (right) with [...]
Women Gained 99,000 Jobs in February
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the March employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 99,000 jobs on nonfarm payrolls in February, while men gained 76,000 for a net increase of 175,000 jobs in February.
Valuing Good Health in Illinois: The Costs and Benefits of Earned Sick Time
This briefing paper uses data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate costs and benefits of Illinois’ Earned Sick Time Act.
Paid Sick Days in Chicago Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits
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Paid Sick Days Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, Earnings, and Work Schedule
Paid sick days bring substantial benefits to employers, workers, families, and communities.
IWPR President Heidi Hartmann Recognized as a 2014 American Academy of Political and Social Sciences Fellow
by Jennifer Clark and Mallory Mpare IWPR is proud to [...]
