Four Key Policy Priorities for Women Missing from Election Debate
By Caroline Dobuzinskis and Mallory Mpare As we head into [...]
By Caroline Dobuzinskis and Mallory Mpare As we head into [...]
According to IWPR analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved in October with women gaining 53 percent of jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. Job growth was strong for both women (91,000 jobs) and men (80,000 jobs) for a total of 171,000 jobs added.
This toolkit provides methods, techniques and tips for individuals and organizations to undertake and use research on the status of women as a mechanism for positive change in the lives of women, their families and communities.
The status of women in North Carolina reveals both women’s progress over the last few decades and places where their advancement has slowed or stalled.
According to IWPR analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in September with 114,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
The arrest of offenders is the principal tool of law enforcement to keep survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault and stalking safe and financially secure.
Restitution is a court-ordered payment from the offender to the victim for the harm caused by the offender’s wrongful acts.
As the primary tool for securing physical safety, protection orders must also account for a survivor’s economic needs.
Survivors of gender-based violence may experience financial consequences as a direct or indirect result of abuse that can have a lasting impact on their ability to recover from violence, leave an abusive relationship, or become safe and independent.
Mentoring is an essential tool for moving organizations forward: young members learn new leadership skills and are given a lay of the land when it comes to their working environment.