Women Gained 166,000 Jobs in April; Men Have Regained 86% of the Jobs they Lost in the Recession
Washington, DC —According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research [...]
YWCA Utah Releases The Well-Being of Women in Utah
Today, the YWCA Utah released The Well-Being of Women in Utah: An Overview. This briefing paper, produced in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Washington, D.C., highlights Utah women and their status in five key areas: earnings, education, and economic security; physical and emotional health and safety; and political leadership and participation.
The Truth About the Pay Gap
Women are the primary or co-breadwinner in 6 out of [...]
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to be Secret?
Asking someone at a party how much they make in [...]
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees' Salaries to be Secret?
Asking someone at a party how much they make in [...]
‘Pay Secrecy’ Policies At Work: Often Illegal, And Misunderstood
President Obama says his administration is fighting to close the [...]
'Pay Secrecy' Policies At Work: Often Illegal, And Misunderstood
President Obama says his administration is fighting to close the [...]
Why Equal Pay for Equal Work Won’t Cut It
While Democrats on Capitol Hill push the Paycheck Fairness Act, [...]
Why Equal Pay for Equal Work Won't Cut It
While Democrats on Capitol Hill push the Paycheck Fairness Act, [...]
Women and Students of Color Disproportionately Raising Children While in College, See Lower Earnings after Graduation
Washington, DC– A new Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) report finds that 4.8 million college students in 2012 had their own dependent children, representing more than one in four (26 percent) of all college students, up from 23 percent in 2008. The report was released today in conjunction with “Lumina Ideas Summit: New Models of Student Financial Support.”
