FAFSA Delays-Navigating the Thorny Landscape of College Unaffordability
For many low-income college students, the prevailing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays are causing added panic to our ever-growing educational crisis of soaring college costs. IWPR's Policy Team weighs in.
FAFSA Delays-Navigating the Thorny Landscape of College Unaffordability
For many low-income college students, the prevailing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays are causing added panic to our ever-growing educational crisis of soaring college costs. IWPR's Policy Team weighs in.
This week, IWPR hosted a webinar focused on the needs and experiences of young women in the pandemic recession and recovery. The event was part of the launch of a new brief, Unequal Present, Unfair Future: Young Black, Latina, and LGBTQ Women Face Greater Economic Challenges during the Pandemic. The concentration of young women in service-oriented industries meant that their COVID-related job losses were higher than any other gender-age group—young women aged 16 to 24 lost more than 3.3 million [...]
November jobs report data released on Friday (December 3) by the BLS shows a mixed picture. Employers added jobs to their payrolls, but substantially fewer than last month, especially for women. A high number of women and men rejoined or entered the labor force. But fewer women than men entered, and the number of Black women in the labor force declined. Unemployment fell across the board, especially for Black women. A growing care economy gap—with elder and child care jobs [...]
IWPR2021-12-20T13:11:51-04:00December 14, 2021|Categories: In the Lead|
As more families buy their holiday gifts online rather than in-store, it’s increasingly warehouse and transportation workers whose labor makes gift-giving possible. The CEOs of ecommerce behemoths have already increased their wealth by tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic, and will rake in billions more over the holiday season. Meanwhile, traditional retail jobs trail far behind their pre-COVID numbers. And many individuals—including retail and warehousing workers—struggle to stay afloat in the aftermath of the COVID recession. Even before [...]
REGISTER TODAY Young women are starting their careers in a world marked by pandemic, recession, and rapid change. Broad structural change is key to uplifting young working women and their families during COVID-19 recovery. Join Institute for Women's Policy Research’s upcoming webinars next week, December 14 and 16, that will focus on their experiences, economic situations, and what we can do to uplift the next generation of working women and young parents. Tune in to listen [...]
Inflation continues to affect the United States economy. In October, the annual inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), hit 6.2 percent, the highest in thirty years. Rising prices across a large swath of products—including rent, groceries, and gasoline—can mean more uncertainty for individuals and families living on the margins. For women, high inflation exacerbates an already uneven economic recovery. In response to the child care crisis accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s labor force participation has [...]
The Supreme Court today will hear oral arguments on a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and that state officials have used to urge the court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose to terminate her own pregnancy. Institute for Women’s Policy Research President and CEO, C. Nicole Mason, pointed to recent IWPR research showing that these bans and other restrictions on women’s reproductive health hurt state economies even as [...]
