Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Social Attitudes toward Women
Before conducting the SWMENA survey, NGOs in Morocco that work on several aspects of women’s issues completed a short survey to identify their data needs.
The Importance of Social Security Benefits to Women
Social Security provides a critical income source for women. Women receive benefits both as workers and as spouses or survivors of workers.
Latina Immigrants in Phoenix Face Vulnerabilities at a Crucial Time
A fact sheet released by the Institute for Women's Policy [...]
On Mother’s Day, Give Moms Equal Pay!
This Mother's Day, it is important to remember the economic [...]
Costs And Benefits Of In-Home Supportive Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities: A California Case Study
This Briefing Paper summarizes the conclusions of the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report from January 2010, which argued that IHSS is just barely cost effective to the state, and shows that some of the LAO’s assumptions are unrealistic.
IWPR Newsletter: Spring 2010
Women's and Men's Employment and Unemployment; IWPR Co-Sponsors Congressional briefing on TANF Reauthorization: End Poverty, Not Welfare; and more articles.
On Equal Pay Day, Study Finds Women Earn Less Than Men – Whether They Do the Same Job or Different Jobs
Whether they work in the same occupations as men or [...]
Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days
Policymakers across the country are increasingly interested in ensuring that workers have paid sick days.
Are Women Now Half the Labor Force? The Truth about Women and Equal Participation in the Labor Force
For more than a year the news media have been tracking the moment when women might become half the labor force. In spring 2009, it was said it might happen in the next few months, by summer it was said maybe it would happen in the fall.
IWPR Research on Paid Sick Days Receives Press Coverage Across the Country
In February, Kevin Miller, Ph.D., worked with Robert Drago, Ph.D., [...]
