Women Workers in a Post-Walmart World
By Katherine Kimpel Last week, the Supreme Court issued a [...]
Paid Sick Days and Employer Penalties for Absence
Paid sick days laws, including those in San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC, as well as many proposed elsewhere and nationally, include anti-retaliation provisions: if an employee uses paid sick days for an appropriate purpose, they cannot be fired, demoted, or otherwise penalized as a result.
Pension Crediting for Caregivers: Policies in Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan
The report describes the rationales and objectives for pension caregiver crediting, which can include poverty alleviation, increased labor force participation, increased fertility rates, and greater gender equality
Widows: Causes and Effects
A presentation on International Widows Day, June 23.2011, at the United Nations by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
The Path to Pay Equity
By Caroline Dobuzinskis and Ariane Hegewisch Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme [...]
Author Finds Technology a Tool Not a Solution in Bridging Divide
By Leah Josephson People often describe the “digital divide” in [...]
Addressing Concerns of Immigrant Women Helps Communities Nationwide
by Claudia Williams In recent years, the United States has [...]
IWPR’s Pepsi Experiment: Providing Critical Information to Community Leaders
by Jennifer Clark The Institute for Women's Policy Research is [...]
Putting the Pieces Together: How Social Security Supports Black Women
by Mallory Mpare The longer Social Security remains on the [...]
Young Women Need Paid Sick Days (Too)
by Claudia Williams While some workers lacking paid sick leave [...]
