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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.

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The Pandemic is Bad for Mental Health. There Are Immediate Solutions.
The Pandemic is Bad for Mental Health. There Are Immediate Solutions.

The Pandemic is Bad for Mental Health. There Are Immediate Solutions.

COVID-19 is having disastrous effects on people’s mental health. Communities of color are suffering the greatest health and economic losses. It doesn't have to be this way.

October 27, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: COVID-19, Mental Health, Paid Family Leave, Pandemic, Recession|

Salary Transparency: Not as Clear as it Seems
Salary Transparency: Not as Clear as it Seems

Salary Transparency: Not as Clear as it Seems

Women should be paid as much as men for performing the same work. Workers should be able to discuss their salaries without fear of reprisal. Why isn't this already the case?

October 23, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, In the Lead EPD, Transparency|

Three Ways to Build on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Three Ways to Build on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Three Ways to Build on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Three Ways to Build On the Families First Coronavirus Response Act A new study in the journal Health Affairs this week, “COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Significantly Reduced US COVID-19 Cases”, finds that the emergency paid leave in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) reduced the number of COVID-19 cases. Between mid-March (FFCRA was enacted on March 18) and the end of May, an average of 400 cases per day in each state were averted by providing a new right [...]

October 20, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: COVID-19, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Days, Pandemic|

Status of Women in the Swing States: Michigan
Status of Women in the Swing States: Michigan

Status of Women in the Swing States: Michigan

Like in most states, women will be a crucial voting demographic for Michigan in the 2020 election cycle.

October 19, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Michigan, Status of Women|

Three Years After #MeToo, the Movement Remains Critical
Three Years After #MeToo, the Movement Remains Critical

Three Years After #MeToo, the Movement Remains Critical

Three years ago, the #MeToo movement exposed an open secret: Survivors of sexual violence were living with shame, guilt, and fear over their assaults while their assailants faced no consequences for their actions. Powerful people, mostly men, were perpetrating abuses with impunity, trusting that the culture of silence around sexual violence would prevent survivors and witnesses alike from leveraging accusations that could bring them down.

October 15, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: #MeToo, sexual assault, Violence Against Women, Violence and Safety|

Status of Women in the Swing States: North Carolina
Status of Women in the Swing States: North Carolina

Status of Women in the Swing States: North Carolina

IWPR has been exploring women and the political landscape by looking at the status of women in swing states. This series leading up to the election looks at policies that support working women and families, and the bold policy changes that are needed to support a holistic and equitable recovery from COVID and the recession. Today, we're looking at North Carolina. Women will be among the most important voting demographics in North Carolina. Women in the United States make up [...]

October 8, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|

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