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.
Register Here More women than ever work in the trades, including women apprentices from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. Yet, while numbers are growing, women still are fewer than one in twenty of construction workers. Please join us for a webinar on November 17 to mark the release of IWPR’s new report on what helps and hinders women’s success in the trades. The report is based on the IWPR 2021 Tradeswomen’s Retention and Advancement Survey, which [...]
New #JobsDay data show a return to growth, with women gaining 304,000 jobs, the majority 57.3 %, of 531,000 jobs added to payroll. This displays strong growth for women in Business and Professional Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Education, Health Services, and Retail. But another month of job losses for women in government. #Payroll jobs continue their climb back but women’s job growth continues to lag behind men compared to pre-pandemic. (See Figure below.) New data shows an [...]
“We’ve treated care like the private responsibility of families rather than a public good.” @IWPResearch’s @cnicolemason joined today’s #Covid19Recovery panel organized by @TheWilsonCenter & @EMDSerono to discuss women’s work. The discussion primarily focused on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s economic and health security. The panel of experts provided insights on best practices, innovative solutions, and supportive policies to ensure women have equitable opportunity to financial success, health and safety while at work, and that caregiving is finally front and [...]
BREAKING: #Paidleave is back in the House version of the #BuildBackBetter bill! "A crucial step for American workers and their families,” says @IWPResearch’s @cnicolemason. #PaidLeaveForAll
New Institute for Women's Policy Research analysis suggests unions are associated with greater access to benefits like paid leave that provide work-life balance and improve family well-being. #Unions represent just one pathway to these benefits in the absence of a federal #paidleave program. Access to paid sick leave, paid time for doctor appointments, or paid vacation are NOT equally distributed for women across all racial and ethnic groups. #Latinas in particular, are unlikely to have these important benefits without union [...]
On November 4 at 9am ET, Institute for Women's Policy Research’s President and CEO C. Nicole Mason will be joined by experts in a discussion hosted by Wilson Center and EMD Serono. The panel will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women’s health and economic security — focusing on supportive policies to ensure women have equitable opportunity to financial success, health and safety while at work. Register today! COVID-19 Recovery: Recognizing Women's Paid and Unpaid Work: https://bit.ly/3j6mpuN
