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.
Mikulski Seeks Executive Order on Pay Equality
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is calling on the [...]
PoliticsNation: Rev. Al Sharpton cited IWPR research on pay equity and discrimination
“Politics Nation,” Rev. Al Sharpton’s show, cited IWPR research in [...]
Got the Flu? Stay Home from Work
Staying home with the flu can be hard for workers, [...]
Going Over the Fiscal Cliff: Women and Kids First
Congress is likely to remain in session until Christmas Eve [...]
