Abortion Restrictions Cost the US $64 Billion a Year—With Black Women Bearing the Brunt
Abortion bans aren’t just attacks on reproductive freedom and [...]
Emotional Labor, Economic Loss: How Bias and Discrimination Harm LGBTQIA+ Workers
June 17 marks LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Awareness Day—a day to [...]
IWPR Launches State Policy Action Lab, Building on ‘Status of Women in the States’ Legacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2025 Media Contact: Chandler [...]
Short-Term Credentials, Long-Term Impact: Making Skills-Based Education Work for Women
In early May, researchers, practitioners, and advocates came together at [...]
Building Skills to Ensure Women Can Compete in the Generative AI Era
It is no secret that technology is reshaping the labor [...]
Threats to Medicaid Will Hit Women the Hardest
Key committees in the US House of Representatives are scheduled [...]
US Promotes Birth Incentives, But Fails Mothers: New Report Reveals Stark Wage Gaps Ahead of Mother’s Day
April 30, 2025 Contact: Chandler Rollins, rollins@iwpr.org US Promotes Birth [...]
AANHPI Women Lose Nearly Half a Million to the Pay Gap, New IWPR Study Finds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2025 CONTACT: Chandler Rollins, [...]
NEW STUDY FINDS DC PAID FAMILY LEAVE “MAKES A DIFFERENCE” FOR WASHINGTONIANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 Media Contact: [...]
Lessons from DC Paid Family Leave
The importance—if not the necessity—of paid leave for women and [...]
