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.
New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM
As the U.S. continues to prioritize building a stronger STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) workforce, a new Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) report shows that women faculty of color remain significantly underrepresented.
Women Reach a Milestone in Job Market
Women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the [...]
Women Are Back to Pre-Crash Employment Levels, Men Still Lag
Women have regained all of the jobs they lost during [...]
