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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

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.

By Elyse Shaw, Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Chandra Childers, Jeff Hayes and Adiam Tesfaselassie|2020-10-12T01:03:01-05:00April 24, 2019|IWPR|Comments Off on Assets for Equity: Building Wealth for Women in Central Ohio