IWPR Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Last night, we lost a trailblazer – a fighter and lover of justice and equality for women and all of us.
Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult
The pandemic halted many resources that student parents need to [...]
Cautious Interest in College Among Working Adults
Working adults increasingly are interested in pursuing postsecondary education, but they are also less confident about the value of college.
Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers
The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.
Coronavirus crisis caused 40% of parents to change their job situation, survey finds
Working parents are feeling the sting of the coronavirus pandemic — and it's hitting women especially hard.
Same Gap, Different Year: IWPR says wage gap persists
An analysis released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that women are still almost 40 years from reaching pay equity with men if trends continue at the current pace. Each year the wage gap persists, women fall further behind men in overall earnings and ability to build assets and wealth with a cumulative effect each year in which earnings differences continue.
OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it
Black students with children hold more student loan debt than [...]
Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has released a guide detailing how to forge much-needed collaborations with Head Start.
The system was never designed for working moms
We understand the system is broken and that it’s not our fault. It was never made for us. It was made for working men.
There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it.
When our employers force us to keep our salaries secret, they make life worse for everyone.
