Obama’s Cabinet Appointments so far Fail to meet Bush’s Number of Women
Women Leaders call for Obama to appoint a Woman to [...]
IWPR Newsletter: Fall 2008
How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy: New IWPR Report ; and more articles
Job Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days
Job growth has been strong in San Francisco compared with other Bay Area counties following implementation of a new paid sick days standard in San Francisco on February 5, 2007, according to data from the California Employment Development Department
Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, Mapping Report
As the twenty-first century unfolds, women of diverse faiths claim authority as healing agents of change in a world that aches for justice and peace.
Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, Mapping Report (Executive Summary)
Research reveals that a great majority of women in the U.S. rely on their involvement in religious groups as powerful venues to gather, think, share, and strategize about ways to fortify their own lives as well as serve the common good.
A Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Parents’ Lack of Job Flexibility Hurts Children with Chronic Health ProblemsA Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Parents’ Lack of Job Flexibility Hurts Children with Chronic Health Problems
A Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Parents’ Lack of Job Flexibility Hurts Children with Chronic Health Problems
Asthma treatment is a priority for Wisconsin’s public health system, according to the Wisconsin Turning Point Transformation Team.
The Challenge to Act: How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy
The Challenge to Act describes the values-based public visions of women activists involved in progressive movements for change.
Valuing Good Health in Milwaukee, The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days
Policy makers across the country are increasingly interested in ensuring the adequacy of paid sick days policies. In addition to concerns about workers' ability to respond to their own health needs, there is growing recognition that, with so many dual-earners and single-parent families, family members' health needs can be addressed only by workers taking time from their scheduled hours on the job.
The Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act: Impacts on Workers, Employers, and the Public
Nearly half the private-sector workforce is vulnerable to loss of income or their job when they are sick, and only one in three has a paid sick days policy for caring for their family (Hartmann 2007, Lovell 2004).
Some Small and Medium-Size Establishments Join Large Ones in Offering Paid Sick Days
Paid time off benefits are less common in smaller firms, but even in the smallest—those with one to nine employees—more than half provide paid sick days (56 percent), and nearly three-quarters have vacation policies (72 percent).
