Advancing Equity in Attainment for Black Single Mothers in College: Understanding Their Needs and Supporting Their Success
As part of its broader Student Parent Success Initiative, [...]
As part of its broader Student Parent Success Initiative, [...]
Black maternal health is in a state of emergency [...]
Apprenticeships are structured training programs that combine paid on-the-job [...]
In 2022, women working full-time year-round made 84.0 cents [...]
IWPR conducted original research on an often-overlooked group of [...]
This White Paper provides an overview of reproductive rights [...]
Careers in manufacturing can provide high earnings and good [...]
Download Report The Status of Women in [...]
In North Carolina and across the United States, women have made significant progress. Despite this, many women remain in poverty with limited access to a quality education, affordable health care services, and other supports that would give them economic security. This report looks at four indicators necessary for women’s economic success: (1) access to health insurance coverage, (2) educational attainment, (3) business ownership, and (4) poverty rates. These indicators are combined to create an index that ranks North Carolina against all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Careers in the construction trades can provide high earnings and good benefits, often through a learn-while-you-earn apprenticeship. In 2020, more than 300,000 women worked in the trades—the largest number ever. Yet while their numbers are growing, women still make up fewer than one in twenty of workers in construction occupations.