COVID-19 and Recovery Response
As the pandemic enters its third year and the nation turns to recovery, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research is committed to amplifying and addressing the challenges women face. IWPR’s new research provides insights and recommendations for policymakers to help meet the urgent and long-term needs of women, their families, and their communities.
The pandemic is causing women to drop out of the workforce — here’s what it will take to get them back
When women drop out of the workforce, it’s not just their families that are put at a disadvantage, but the overall U.S. economy.
Can one recession set back years of progress?
By Business Casual By the end of April of this year, women’s job losses had erased a decade of employment gains...in a matter of months. The numbers for people of color are no less disheartening. But why? How did we end up in a recession so deeply skewed against already marginalized groups? Let’s figure it out with Dr. C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. If you’re wondering 1) how we created an economic [...]
Women Fall Further Behind Men in Recovery and Are 5.8 Million Jobs Below Pre-COVID Employment Level
New jobs figures from September show much less job growth than in the previous month, particularly for women, according to the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics latest Employment Situation release. Women’s official rates unemployment fell, while the number of women who are no longer actively looking for work increased.
Facing dual challenges of work and home-schooling, more women are sacrificing their careers
As virtual schooling ramps up in some areas, women are being forced to make the choice between caring for their children or prioritizing their own career.
Economic Progress Stalls for Women
Jobs data show substantially slowed growth since September. For the first time in the COVID-19 recession, women have gained fewer jobs than men.
‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
By ANDREA HSU Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some of the world's darkest places. These days, she's the one hiding out — mostly from her three children, ages 8, 11, and 13. "I just actually locked my door so that nobody could come here," she says, from her bedroom. The constant interruptions from children are happening in households across the country. Nearly half of all school districts in the U.S. started [...]
