Denver Paid Sick Days Would Improve School Success
Providing earned paid sick days to Denver workers would help reduce the spread of illness in schools, potentially reducing absences for both teachers and students.
Gendered Recessions and Recoveries
"Equally troubling is the lingering occupational gender segregation that systematically [...]
Could Unmarried Women Cost Obama Re-election In 2012?
"Single mothers are especially struggling. In another report from the [...]
The Recession in Pink and Blue
"Even mothers receiving support from fathers tend to take more [...]
Social Security increase should be bigger
"But rather than increasing the Social Security COLA to keep [...]
Denver Paid Sick Days Law Would Benefit Employers, Employees, and Community
Two publications released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimate the costs and benefits of the Denver paid sick days initiative, for both employers and employees.
Exclusive: After the Great Recession
It is almost as if women and men have had [...]
Survey: Women Faring Poorly in Recovery
According to research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), Americans are reeling from the very high levels of job loss seen during the Great Recession of 2007–2009, and women and single mothers in particular are reporting higher rates of financial strain and daily hardship.
Survey: Post-Recession, Americans’ Support for Social Security Continues Across Party Lines
The Great Recession of 2007–2009 has greatly affected Americans’ economic wellbeing and confidence in securing a good retirement. In this time of economic uncertainty, support for the Social Security system remains strong across lines of gender, age, race/ethnicity, and political affiliation, according to a survey from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
TV’s New Retro Babes Are No Role Models
"No. 2: While the wage gap between younger women and [...]
