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Equal Pay for Working Women would Boost the Economy

On the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—a bill that reinstated women’s ability to contest unlawful pay discrimination and was the first bill signed into law by President Obama—analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that the poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if women were paid the same as comparable men, and that greater pay transparency would increase women’s pay.

By IWPR|2014-01-29T00:00:00-05:00January 29, 2014|Press Releases|Comments Off on Equal Pay for Working Women would Boost the Economy

How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy

According to a regression analysis of federal data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if women were paid the same as comparable men. The analysis—prepared by IWPR for use in The Shriver Report’s A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, produced in partnership with the Center for American Progress—also estimates that the U.S. economy would have produced income of $447.6 billion more if women received equal pay, which represents 2.9 percent of 2012 gross domestic product (GDP).

By IWPR|2014-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13, 2014|Press Releases|Comments Off on How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy

Job Growth in December Due Entirely to Women’s Employment Gains

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained all 74,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in December, while men lost 1,000 jobs (women’s jobs gains were actually 75,000). Men hold 1.5 million more jobs than women as of December, a number which is substantially less than at the start of the recession, when men held 3.4 million more jobs.

By IWPR|2014-01-10T00:00:00-05:00January 10, 2014|Press Releases|Comments Off on Job Growth in December Due Entirely to Women’s Employment Gains

Newark’s Earned Sick Days Law Would Improve Public Health, Reduce Costs

Providing earned sick days is expected to save Newark employers more than $4 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed earned sick days legislation, “Workers Sick Leave Ordinance,” would reduce costs to employers in Newark, and decrease the spread of contagious illnesses yielding further public health costs savings.

By IWPR|2013-12-17T00:00:00-05:00December 17, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Newark’s Earned Sick Days Law Would Improve Public Health, Reduce Costs

Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows

According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), due to continued job growth in November, women hold more jobs on payrolls than ever before (women initially surpassed their previous employment peak in October). Men have regained 75 percent (4.5 million) of the jobs they lost during the recession. Of the 2.3 million jobs added to payrolls in the last year, 51 percent were filled by women, and 49 percent were filled by men. Nonetheless, men held 1.6 million more jobs than women in November.

By IWPR|2013-12-06T00:00:00-05:00December 6, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows

New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM

As the U.S. continues to prioritize building a stronger STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) workforce, a new Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) report shows that women faculty of color remain significantly underrepresented.

By IWPR|2013-11-21T00:00:00-05:00November 21, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM

More Women Working Today than Ever Before, According to Analysis of October Employment Data

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women have surpassed their prior employment peak reached in March 2008. Whereas women have regained all the jobs they lost in the recession, men have so far regained only 73 percent of the jobs they lost.

By IWPR|2013-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on More Women Working Today than Ever Before, According to Analysis of October Employment Data

Jobs in Fourth Year of Recovery Buoyed by Female-Dominated Industries

New analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, as of June 2013, men had regained only 68 percent of the jobs they lost in the recession and women had regained 91 percent of the jobs they lost. Women’s and men’s job growth during the recovery has been largely affected by two trends: contraction in government jobs and growth in industries with high concentrations of women workers. IWPR’s paper analyzes job growth for the four years of the recovery, from June 2009, the official end of the recession, to June 2013.

By IWPR|2013-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Jobs in Fourth Year of Recovery Buoyed by Female-Dominated Industries

Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs

As the DC City Council considers the “Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013,” a proposed amendment that would expand the existing paid sick days law to more workers, a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that providing paid sick days to newly covered workers under the proposed amendment is expected to save DC employers approximately $2 million per year.

By IWPR|2013-11-01T00:00:00-05:00November 1, 2013|Press Releases|Comments Off on Paid Sick Days Expansion in DC Would Benefit Business, Reduce Health Care Costs