Paid Sick Days Could Save Billions
This week, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released [...]
Is the Recovery Starting for Women? Slow Job Growth in October for Both Women and Men.
Job growth slowed in October with 80,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. This is down from 104,000 new jobs in August and 158,000 in September.
Women’s Rights and the Arab Spring for Morocco
By Amanda Lo In September, I attended a panel about [...]
The Recession and Older Americans
by Betsy Keating According to recent Senate testimony from a [...]
Denver Paid Sick Days Would Promote Children’s School Success
Paid sick days for working parents can enhance children’s school success. Parents face a difficult choice if their children get sick when they lack paid sick days: staying home with the child and missing pay (and possibly facing discipline at work); sending the child to school sick, which compromises their school performance and spreads illness to others; leaving the child at home alone, putting the child at risk; leaving the child with an older sibling who in turn must stay home from school; or trusting the child to a temporary caregiver. Each of these scenarios has potential costs for schools or for child well-being.
After the Great Recession
By Heidi Hartmann This post was originally published on the [...]
The Impact of the Great Recession on Older Women and Men
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Paid Sick Days in Denver Would Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities, And Help Control Health Care Costs
In Denver, 41 percent of the private-sector workforce, or 107,407 workers, lack access to paid sick days.
Valuing Good Health in Denver: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days
Voters in Denver will consider a referendum on the 2011 ballot regarding the issue of requiring employers to provide paid sick days.
New IWPR/Rockefeller Survey Reveals Need and Support for Social Security Funding
By Zoe Li The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), [...]
