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Job Growth Continues in June: Private Sector Growing Faster than Public Sector in the Recovery

According to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) of the June employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in June with 80,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.

By IWPR|2012-07-12T00:00:00-05:00July 12, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on Job Growth Continues in June: Private Sector Growing Faster than Public Sector in the Recovery

Gender Segregation in Community College Degrees 40 Years After Passage of Title IX

Analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research finds that although women make up the majority of community college students, men and women in community college pursue very different degrees, with women generally training for lower-paying careers.

By IWPR|2012-06-27T00:00:00-05:00June 27, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on Gender Segregation in Community College Degrees 40 Years After Passage of Title IX

Single Student Parents Have Higher Student Debt Burden, Especially at For-Profit Colleges

New analysis of federal government data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that postsecondary students who are single parents with dependent children, who make up nearly 12 percent of college students, have less money to contribute to the cost of college, have much greater unmet need after receiving financial aid, and amass higher levels of student debt than other students.

By IWPR|2020-08-31T20:34:27-05:00May 30, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on Single Student Parents Have Higher Student Debt Burden, Especially at For-Profit Colleges

New Study: Men Earn More Than Women Within Nearly All the Most Common Occupations

Tuesday, April 17 is Equal Pay Day, a day to mark the fact that women still only earn 77 percent for each dollar earned annually by men and 82 percent of each dollar earned weekly. A new fact sheet released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that the gender wage gap is a common feature of women’s working lives in nearly all of the most common occupations for women and men.

By IWPR|2012-04-17T00:00:00-05:00April 17, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on New Study: Men Earn More Than Women Within Nearly All the Most Common Occupations

Job Growth Slows for Women and Men in March

In March women gained 38,000 jobs (about one-third of all jobs added) and men gained 82,000. Women’s employment growth was aided by strong growth in health care (26,000 jobs added overall) and food service and drinking places (36,900 jobs added overall). The gap between women’s and men’s employment in March is 1.9 million.

By IWPR|2012-04-06T00:00:00-05:00April 6, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on Job Growth Slows for Women and Men in March

On International Women’s Day, Close in Gender Wage Gap Does Not Mean Progress

A new fact sheet released today by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that in 2011 women earned 17.8 percent less than men for a week of full-time work, a decrease of one percentage point since 2010 and the smallest wage gap seen since 1970.

By IWPR|2012-03-08T00:00:00-05:00March 8, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on On International Women’s Day, Close in Gender Wage Gap Does Not Mean Progress

EARNED SICK DAYS IN MARYLAND WOULD BENEFIT ECONOMY, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS

Providing earned sick days to workers in Maryland is expected to save employers in the state $2.5 million per year, largely due to reduced costs in turnover, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The state’s proposed “Earned Sick and Safe Time Act” would also prevent lost worker income, reduce private and public health care expenses, and reduce expenditures on public assistance.

By IWPR|2012-02-22T00:00:00-05:00February 22, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off on EARNED SICK DAYS IN MARYLAND WOULD BENEFIT ECONOMY, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS