Equal Pay for Women and a Higher Minimum Wage Will Move the Economy Forward
by Heidi Hartmann This post originally appeared on Working Economics, [...]
IWPR Board Member Spotlight: William Rodgers, III
by Caroline Dobuzinskis, former IWPR Communications Manager, and Mallory Mpare [...]
Job Growth Slows in December: Women Gained All 74,000 Jobs Added to Payrolls
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 75,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in December while men lost 1,000 for a net increase of 74,000 jobs in December.
IWPR President’s Message: Reflecting on 2013, Looking Ahead to 2014
by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D. This message originally appeared in IWPR’s [...]
Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 Newsletter
A recent IWPR briefing paper, “Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave in the United States,” shows that 20 years after the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, many workers lack access to paid leave and the United States still lags behind all other developed and industrialized countries as the only high-income country that does not offer nationwide paid maternity leave.
How Education Pays Off for Older Americans
This report presents findings from an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the 2005-2009 American Community Survey data regarding the earnings of older men and women with different levels of education.
Top 8 IWPR Findings of 2013
1. If current trends continue, it will take almost another [...]
Valuing Good Health in Newark: The Costs and Benefits of Earned Sick Time
DOWNLOAD REPORT This briefing paper uses data [...]
Bridging the Gap: Bringing the Benefits of Paid Family Leave to American Workers #FAMILYAct
by Lindsey Reichlin and Stephanie Román This blog post was [...]
Job Growth Continues with 203,000 Jobs Added in November
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the December employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 203,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in November, women gained 94,000 of those jobs (46 percent) while men gained 109,000 jobs (54 percent).
