‘No Time to Be a Child’
In “‘No Time to Be a Child,’” an eye-opening New [...]
WFN Announces Partnership to Name IWPR Exclusive Research Partner for Global Network
Great news! Today Women's Funding Network named the Institute for [...]
Inclusive Prosperity Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Great job to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s Study [...]
Women Funded 2021: The Feminist Factor
Please join President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, C. Nicole Mason, for Women’s Funding Network’s annual conference— The Feminist Factor— featuring topics on the feminist movement. Join the conversation on September 23!
Register: Child Care Strategies that Work for Tradeswomen
Finding affordable child care while working in construction can be [...]
Lack of Abortion Access Will Set US Women Back, Economists Warn
“There’s a reluctance to talk about the economic case for expanding reproductive access, including abortion access,” says C. Nicole Mason in a new Financial Times article by Claire Bushey about the economic impact of abortion restrictions.
Almost a Year and a Half Later, Black Women Continue to Be Hard-Hit by the Pandemic
The disappointing September jobs report revealed that just 235,000 new [...]
Construction and Utilities Are the Only Industries Where Women Have Added Jobs Since COVID. Now the Task Is to Make Them Want to Stay.
There are just two major industries where there are now [...]
“Nevertheless, I Persisted and Graduated”: A Single Mom’s Journey
This guest blog post is authored by Zoe Erickson in collaboration with IWPR’s Student Parent Success Initiative. Zoe graduated with her Bachelor's degree in June 2020 from Portland State University and is expected to obtain her Master of Public Policy at Portland State University by June 2022. Zoe is also a recipient of services of the Resource Center for Students with Children program at Portland State University.
“The Pandemic Was Not Going to Stop Me”: A Student Parent Reflects on Struggles, and Success, during COVID
This guest blog post is authored by Jessica Vera, a [...]
