An Unbalanced Debt Deal: Cutting Vital Programs Does Not Address the Deficit
The deal to raise the debt ceiling that may or [...]
Back to the Future: Young Voters Support Social Security, But Fear for its Preservation
This blog is also posted on the Social Security Media [...]
Summer/Spring 2011 Newsletter
Summer/Spring 2011 Newsletter
IWPR Hosts 22nd Annual Summer Intern Social
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research hosted its 22nd annual [...]
National Council of Women’s Organizations Launches “Respect, Protect, Reject” Campaign
By Heidi Reynolds-Stenson In effort to reach a budget deal [...]
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.
