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Valuing Good Health in North Carolina: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days

North Carolina lawmakers are now considering the Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act.

By Kevin Miller and Claudia Williams|2020-11-29T01:34:12-05:00May 1, 2009|IWPR|Comments Off on Valuing Good Health in North Carolina: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days

Parents As Child Care Providers: A Menu of Parental Leave Models

Public policy efforts to strengthen the early care and education system in the US could benefit by placing greater emphasis on the role that working parents can play.

By Vicky Lovell and Allison Suppan Helmuth|2020-11-30T00:27:22-05:00May 1, 2009|IWPR|Comments Off on Parents As Child Care Providers: A Menu of Parental Leave Models

Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience

Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience provides an often unseen portrait of the lives of Black girls living in the city of New York. The report offers an overview of literature as well as an analysis of original data collected through focus groups and written surveys.

By Avis Jones-DeWeever|2020-10-30T17:18:21-05:00February 28, 2009|IWPR|Comments Off on Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience