Women Have Been Slower to Get Jobs Back Than Men, but They’re Starting to Pull Even
Men have lost more jobs than women over the course [...]
Women Gained Half of New Jobs Added in September
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis released today of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth was evenly divided with women and men each gaining 57,000 jobs, mostly in the private sector as in past months.
Women Face Host of Obstacles to Retirement
"When Jeanne Majors, 63, took an early retirement in December [...]
DC Paid Sick Leave Law Should Be Audited, Advocates Say
Nearly four years after the District enacted a law that [...]
Women Face Stubborn Wage Gap as Wages Fall for Everyone
The gap between women’s and men’s pay remained about the [...]
A Decade of Stagnation: Gender Wage Gap 2011 unchanged at 23 percent
A fact sheet released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that the gender wage gap has not narrowed during the last decade.
Women Failing to Get Hired in U.S. Seen in Childcare Woes
"Cost-conscious households are one reason employment in the childcare industry [...]
Women’s Job Gains Continue to Catch Up to Men’s
According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research of the August employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), private sector job growth continued in August with 103,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.
Jobs for Women Lag in Economic Recovery
"Men lost jobs at a greater rate in the first [...]
A Labor Day Conversation With Hilda Solis
"On Labor Day 2012 the country is still recovering from [...]
