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The Status of Women and Girls in New Haven, Connecticut

This report is the result of conversations over nearly two years among women leaders in New Haven about the growing need for data on women and girls in New Haven.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Rhiana Gunn-Wright and Claudia Williams|2020-12-19T17:13:43-05:00August 7, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on The Status of Women and Girls in New Haven, Connecticut

A Clearer View of Poverty: How the Supplemental Poverty Measure Changes Our Perceptions of Who Is Living in Poverty

In response to concerns about the adequacy of the official federal poverty measure, a new Supplemental Poverty Measure was recently developed to more accurately assess poverty.

By Jeff Hayes|2020-11-15T00:01:36-05:00July 30, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on A Clearer View of Poverty: How the Supplemental Poverty Measure Changes Our Perceptions of Who Is Living in Poverty

The Pink to Green Toolkit 5.5: Imperfect Pictures Roleplay

Use this tool as part of the activity described in session 3 of the facilitator guide. The roleplay exercise enables training participants to understand a real-world scenario involving sexual harassment and work through the issues involved.

By Wider Opportunities for Women|2020-12-03T03:00:54-05:00July 11, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on The Pink to Green Toolkit 5.5: Imperfect Pictures Roleplay

The Pink to Green Toolkit 3.11: Building Successful Interviewing Skills for Apprenticeship and Construction Employment

BUILDING SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR APPRENTICESHIP AND CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT

By Wider Opportunities for Women|2020-12-03T03:05:54-05:00July 1, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on The Pink to Green Toolkit 3.11: Building Successful Interviewing Skills for Apprenticeship and Construction Employment

The Pink to Green Toolkit 4.1: Overview Presentation – Putting a Gender Lens on Training Curricula and Teaching

This tool is part of The Pink to Green Toolkit: Adding a Gender Lens to Green Jobs Training Programs, created by Wider Opportunities for Women for the GreenWays initiative.

By Wider Opportunities for Women|2020-12-05T03:59:47-05:00July 1, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on The Pink to Green Toolkit 4.1: Overview Presentation – Putting a Gender Lens on Training Curricula and Teaching

The Pink to Green Toolkit 4.2: Curriculum Module – Building Cultural Competency and Respect for Diversity

The historical and social roots of the underrepresentation of women and minorities in the building trades create unique challenges to building a diverse construction workforce and equitable worksites. Supporting workers from under-utilized groups and ensuring a productive, cooperative workplace requires enhancing what is referred to as the “cultural competency” of all workers—that is, their skills in understanding and incorporating into their own lives the particular backgrounds of the diverse people with whom they work.

By Wider Opportunities for Women|2020-12-05T04:18:13-05:00July 1, 2012|IWPR|Comments Off on The Pink to Green Toolkit 4.2: Curriculum Module – Building Cultural Competency and Respect for Diversity