IWPR

Gender Political Parity in the U.S. Congress: Women Will Wait 88 Years before Achieving Equal Representation

DOWNLOAD REPORT Women are a vital and integral [...]

By Elyse Shaw|2020-11-03T17:35:15-05:00March 5, 2020|Briefing Paper, IWPR|Comments Off on Gender Political Parity in the U.S. Congress: Women Will Wait 88 Years before Achieving Equal Representation

Contraception Access Increases Women’s Educational Attainment and Earnings

Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 New resource summarizes economic research [...]

By Administrator|2019-09-26T12:18:05-05:00September 26, 2019|IWPR, Press Releases|Comments Off on Contraception Access Increases Women’s Educational Attainment and Earnings

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.

By Elyse Shaw and Heidi Hartmann|2021-10-28T13:49:14-05:00June 20, 2019|IWPR, Policy, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy|Comments Off on A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: 8 Policies that Boost the Economy and Work for Everyone

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.

By IWPR|2020-10-13T02:13:06-05:00June 13, 2019|IWPR|Comments Off on Capitol Hill Briefing: Women, Automation, and the Future of Work