Publications

The Status of Women in the South
The Status of Women in the South

The Status of Women in the South

The Status of Women in the South builds on IWPR’s long-standing analyses and reports, The Status of Women in the States, that have provided data on the status of women nationally and for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia since 1996. The Status of Women in the South uses data from U.S. government and other sources to analyze women’s status in the southern United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

By Julie Anderson, Elyse Shaw, Chandra Childers, Jessica Milli and Asha DuMonthier|2020-08-10T04:19:31-05:00February 25, 2016|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off

Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina
Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina

Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina

Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 184 low-income black women who lived in public housing prior to Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, and who were displaced by the hurricane and the closure and demolition of their housing.

By Jane Henrici, Chandra Childers and Elyse Shaw|2020-08-31T14:42:24-05:00August 25, 2015|Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economy, Report|0 Comments

The Status of Women in the States: 2015
The Status of Women in the States: 2015

The Status of Women in the States: 2015

The Status of Women in the States: 2015 provides critical data to identify areas of progress for women in states across the nation and pinpoint where additional improvements are still needed. It presents hundreds of data points for each state across seven areas that affect women’s lives: political participation, employment and earnings, work and family, poverty and opportunity, reproductive rights, health and well-being, and violence and safety.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Jessica Milli, Ariane Hegewisch, Stephanie Román, Julie Anderson and Justine Augeri|2020-08-26T23:23:39-05:00May 20, 2015|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off

Student Parents and Financial Aid
Student Parents and Financial Aid

Student Parents and Financial Aid

This brief aims to explain the circumstances of student parents – particularly vis-á-vis the financial aid system – as well as detail major federal programs that could impact student parents’ college-going experience.

By Mark Huelsman and Jennifer Johnson|2020-09-09T20:55:18-05:00July 24, 2013|Working Paper|0 Comments

Increasing Pathways to Legal Status for Immigrant In-Home Care Workers
Increasing Pathways to Legal Status for Immigrant In-Home Care Workers

Increasing Pathways to Legal Status for Immigrant In-Home Care Workers

This paper explores options for reforming the U.S. visa system to increase the pathways to legal status for undocumented immigrant women interested in providing long-term care for the elderly and for individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jane Henrici|2021-05-07T14:28:59-05:00February 11, 2013|Briefing Paper, IWPR, Publications|Comments Off

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina
Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

Women in North Carolina have made significant social and economic advances in recent decades, but the need for further progress remains. A forthcoming report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), The Status of Women in North Carolina, shows that many of North Carolina’s women are vulnerable to challenges such as unemployment, a persistent wage gap, poverty, and the high cost of child care.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Ariane Hegewisch|2020-09-09T17:13:55-05:00August 23, 2012|Fact Sheet, Status of Women|Comments Off

Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession
Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

The IWPR/Rockefeller Survey addressed the extent of economic security almost a year and a half after the recession officially ended. Many of the survey’s findings are detailed in the report, Women and Men Living On the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession (Hayes and Hartmann 2011).

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Jeff Hayes and Heidi Hartmann|2020-11-20T19:48:41-05:00September 30, 2011|Report|0 Comments

Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession
Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

The IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security, like several other recent surveys, finds that the effects of the 2007–2009 recession, known as the Great Recession, are both broad and deep. The IWPR/Rockefeller survey shows that more than one and a half years after the recession came to an official end, and the recovery supposedly began, many women and men report that they are still suffering significant hardships.

By Jeff Hayes and Heidi Hartmann|2020-09-25T15:12:31-05:00September 30, 2011|Report|0 Comments

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope
Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope

This report draws on the IWPR/WAGE Consent Decree Database to analyze the injunctive relief awarded in 502 sex and/or race discrimination settlements that became effective between 2000 and 2008.

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cynthia Deitch and Evelyn Murphy|2020-09-08T14:17:40-05:00May 27, 2011|Report|0 Comments

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope (Executive Summary)
Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope (Executive Summary)

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope (Executive Summary)

This report draws on the IWPR/WAGE Consent Decree Database to analyze the injunctive relief awarded in 502 sex and/or race discrimination settlements that became effective between 2000 and 2008. (Executive Summary)

By Ariane Hegewisch, Cynthia Deitch and Evelyn Murphy|2020-09-08T14:19:47-05:00March 27, 2011|Executive Summary|0 Comments

The Status of Women in the South

Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina

The Status of Women in the States: 2015

Student Parents and Financial Aid

Increasing Pathways to Legal Status for Immigrant In-Home Care Workers

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope

Ending Sex and Race Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Interventions That Push the Envelope (Executive Summary)

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