The Promise of Postsecondary Education for Parents
by Robert Drago, Ph.D. Education, and particularly higher education, provides [...]
IWPR’s Top Five Findings of 2010
by Jennifer Clark 1. The recent recession was not predominantly [...]
Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Health Care Access
In addition to gathering information about women’s and men’s economic, social and political status, the SWMENA survey investigated the extent to which women in Yemen had access to, or the opportunity to make use of, formal health care.
Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey in Yemen on paid work and employment
Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Freedom of Movement & Freedom from Harassment & Violence
This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey on the extent to which women enjoyed freedom of movement without pressures from family or society, attitudes towards violence against women, and the degree to which domestic violence is tolerated or rejected by society .
Nancy Pelosi’s Leadership
By Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D. I recall being incredibly moved by [...]
2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area
In 2003, Washington Area Women’s Foundation released A Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area, with the goal of presenting a clear picture of the lives of women and girls in the region—the District of Columbia, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, and the City of Alexandria, Virginia—that could be used as a basis for action.
Married, With Children? Not for Women in Management
by Robert Drago The U.S. Government Accountability Officeâs new glass [...]
Bad News for American Women
by Claudia Williams and Robert Drago, PhD The US Census [...]
Women Hitting the Wall
by Robert Drago, PhD Study findings released last Wednesday claimed [...]
