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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 MilliAriane HegewischStephanie RománJulie Anderson and Justine Augeri|2020-08-26T23:23:39-05:00May 20, 2015|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off on The Status of Women in the States: 2015

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

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

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

Status of Women in the States: 2000

An inclusive report that can be used to compare women's progress in each state over time. It provides national maps, data, and rankings for all the 50 states and the District of Columbia for each two-year cycle. All key indicators in the core areas of political participation, employment and earnings, social and economic autonomy, health, and reproductive rights are included.

By IWPR|2020-08-27T03:11:41-05:00November 10, 2000|Report, Status of Women|0 Comments

Status of Women in the States: 1998

This inclusive report can be used to compare women's progress in each state over time. It provides national maps, data, and rankings for all the 50 states and the District of Columbia for each two-year cycle. All key indicators in the core areas of political participation, employment and earnings, social and economic autonomy, and reproductive rights are included.

By IWPR|2020-08-27T02:33:28-05:00October 1, 1998|Report, Status of Women|0 Comments