The Health Benefits and Cost Effectiveness of Prenatal Care
Prenatal care monitors the health of women during pregnancy, when special health problems can arise.
The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
This report is the first in a series on women’s work as leaders and activists in religious, and particularly interfaith, social justice organizations.
The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
This Research-in-Brief summarizes the findings of a larger report, [...]
Six Key Facts on Women and Social Security
As research by IWPR and others show, the current social security is a mainstay for women. Women are 57% of all adult beneficiaries, including retirees, the disabled, and the survivors of deceased workers. Twenty-five million adult women receive social security checks every month.
Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Paid Sick Days Act
The Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA) would ensure that all Massachusetts workers have a minimum of seven days of paid time off annually to take care of their own health needs and those of members of their families.
Valuing Good Health: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Healthy Families Act
The Healthy Families Act (HFA) would ensure that all eligible workers have a minimum of seven days of paid time off annually to take care of their own health needs and those of members of their families.
The Status of Women in Your County: A Community Research Tool
This tool is a joint project of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the James A. & Faith Knight Foundation, to build capacity among community groups to assess and track the status of women in their regions.
The Status of Women in Nebraska
Nebraska reflects both the advances and limited progress achieved by women in the United States.
Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility: Child Care and Employer Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs
This research in brief presents selected findings from IWPR's report "Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility Among Low-Income Mothers" by Dr. Sunhwa Lee. The findings indicate that low-income mothers have a high rate of job-turnover compared with higher-income mothers.
Status of Women in Montana
This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004.
