The Time for Paid Leave for All is Now
By C. Nicole Mason and Jeffrey Hayes Twenty-seven years ago, [...]
Contraception Access Increases Women’s Educational Attainment and Earnings
Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 New resource summarizes economic research [...]
Research News Roundup
RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS Here’s the effect a $15 minimum [...]
Candidates’ “Free College” Proposals Must be More Inclusive of College Students with Children. Here’s How.
This blog was produced in collaboration with The Education Trust. [...]
Research News Roundup – July 2019
RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are [...]
A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: 8 Policies that Boost the Economy and Work for Everyone
This fact sheet outlines eight key policy priorities that are critical for increasing women’s economic opportunities and securing their futures.
Capitol Hill Briefing: Women, Automation, and the Future of Work
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), together with JPMorgan Chase & Co., are hosting a briefing on Capitol Hill to present findings from IWPR’s comprehensive new report, Women, Automation, and the Future of Work. The report presents the first comprehensive gender analysis of the potential impact of technological change on women and men’s employment in the United States, with an emphasis on the likely effects for women, given the jobs where women predominantly work and the disproportionate share of home and family care done by women.
IWPR Research News Roundup – June 2019
RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS Automation Could Force Millions of Women [...]
Work Supports for Child Health: The Role of Paid Family and Medical Leave
DOWNLOAD REPORT https://youtu.be/_m2oS_8WT3w [...]
Assets for Equity: Building Wealth for Women in Central Ohio
Building wealth is integral to women’s economic security, good health, and overall well-being. Wealth—the value of assets minus debts—enables women to weather unexpected economic hardships and provides them with resources that allow them to have proactive control over their lives, giving them the chance to pursue educational degrees, business ventures, or other opportunities without accruing significant debt.
