Women Work ‘For Free’ 59 Days Per Year, Thanks To The Gender Pay Gap: Analysis
Women workers are spending weeks toiling away for free as [...]
Women Work 'For Free' 59 Days Per Year, Thanks To The Gender Pay Gap: Analysis
Women workers are spending weeks toiling away for free as [...]
Paid Sick Days in Philadelphia Would Save More Than $10 Million in Health Care Costs
According to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), if workers in Philadelphia without paid sick days were to gain access, health care costs would decline by $10.3 million annually.
Earned Sick Days in Maryland Would Benefit Economy, Reduce Health Care Costs
Currently, 40 percent (more than 700,000) of workers in Maryland lack earned sick leave. While many workers will likely need time off for reasons such as visits to the doctor, illness, or to seek services related to domestic violence, IWPR estimates that workers in Maryland will only use an average of 2.8 earned sick days per year.
Study: Immigrants Fill Healthcare Worker Shortage
The population is rapidly aging, unemployment is high, and millions [...]
How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform
It’s likely that President Obama will bring up immigration reform [...]
Moderate Job Growth Continues for Women and Men
Washington, DC–According to IWPR analysis of the January employment report [...]
Report: Immigrant Home Care Workers Help Solve Labor Shortage, But Face Few Paths to Citizenship
As Congress digs into creating an improved immigration system, a report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), in cooperation with Caring Across Generations, identifies solutions for increasing access to visas for immigrant in-home care workers.
Senate Democrats Introduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Barbara Mikulski discuss Paycheck Fairness [...]
PAID SICK DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS
Providing paid sick days is expected to save Philadelphia employers more than half a million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed paid sick days legislation under Chapter 9-3300, would not only reduce costs to employers in Philadelphia, but would also reduce the spread of contagious diseases yielding further public health costs savings.
