Financial Benefits Of A College Degree Accumulate
It's been said that having more education usually leads to [...]
How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy
According to a regression analysis of federal data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if women were paid the same as comparable men. The analysis—prepared by IWPR for use in The Shriver Report’s A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, produced in partnership with the Center for American Progress—also estimates that the U.S. economy would have produced income of $447.6 billion more if women received equal pay, which represents 2.9 percent of 2012 gross domestic product (GDP).
Job Growth in December Due Entirely to Women’s Employment Gains
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained all 74,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in December, while men lost 1,000 jobs (women’s jobs gains were actually 75,000). Men hold 1.5 million more jobs than women as of December, a number which is substantially less than at the start of the recession, when men held 3.4 million more jobs.
Should Staying Home with a Sick Kid Cause a Working Mom so Much Anxiety?
Oh no, I can feel it already. As one of [...]
Study Explores How Higher Education Pays Off for Older Americans at Different Ages
New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that higher education pays off for women and men for all ages 50 and older, including for the oldest group studied, those 75 and older.
Choosing the Right Major Key to Narrowing Gender Pay Gap
In 2011, only 26% of workers in science, technology, engineering [...]
GM’s Historic Female CEO Pick Still More Exception Than Rule
And even Barra's significant rise to CEO of GM comes [...]
GM's Historic Female CEO Pick Still More Exception Than Rule
And even Barra's significant rise to CEO of GM comes [...]
Newark’s Earned Sick Days Law Would Improve Public Health, Reduce Costs
Providing earned sick days is expected to save Newark employers more than $4 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed earned sick days legislation, “Workers Sick Leave Ordinance,” would reduce costs to employers in Newark, and decrease the spread of contagious illnesses yielding further public health costs savings.
Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows
According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), due to continued job growth in November, women hold more jobs on payrolls than ever before (women initially surpassed their previous employment peak in October). Men have regained 75 percent (4.5 million) of the jobs they lost during the recession. Of the 2.3 million jobs added to payrolls in the last year, 51 percent were filled by women, and 49 percent were filled by men. Nonetheless, men held 1.6 million more jobs than women in November.
