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.
This Population Policy Brief focuses on the victimization, costs of abuse and barriers to safety and recovery that older survivors experience.
The persistent gap in male and female poverty has been growing during the economic recovery, with 16.3 percent of females, and 13.6 percent of males living in poverty in 2012.
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The ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earnings was 76.5 percent for full-time/year-round workers in 2012. This means the gender wage gap for full-time/year-round workers is 23.5 percent.
The ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earnings was 76.5 percent for full-time/year-round workers in 2012.
According to the IWPR analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth remained anemic in August for men, but accelerated slightly for women.
Social Security is the largest source of income for most older Americans and is even more vital to particular demographic subgroups of older Americans.
