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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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A Good Week for Workplace Data Collection
A Good Week for Workplace Data Collection

A Good Week for Workplace Data Collection

Data collection is at the core of many efforts to enforce gender equity in the workplace. Federal laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make sexual harassment and pay discrimination in the workplace illegal. However, gender-based discrimination persists, requiring state and federal agencies to develop policies to hold employers accountable for not protecting women workers.

October 3, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Data Collection, Equal Pay / Pay Equity, In the Lead EPD, Transparency|

Why Is the Wage Gap for Native Women So High?
Why Is the Wage Gap for Native Women So High?

Why Is the Wage Gap for Native Women So High?

We must do better for Native women by fighting for pay equity and domestic violence prevention and safety.

October 1, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Equal Pay Day, In the Lead EPD, Native Women|

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

Status of Women in the Swing States: Florida

There is much at stake for women in Florida in the upcoming election. The outcome will decide whether policies are enacted that support women, their families, and their communities.

September 29, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Employment and Earnings, Florida, Health and Well-Being, Political Participation, Poverty, Reproductive Rights, Status of Women, Violence and Safety, Work and Family|

IWPR Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
IWPR Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

IWPR Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Last night, we lost a trailblazer – a fighter and lover of justice and equality for women and all of us.

September 20, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg|

Five Pathways to Good Jobs for Women
Five Pathways to Good Jobs for Women

Five Pathways to Good Jobs for Women

As Labor Day approaches, we’re thinking about the jobs and opportunities that do the best job of promoting women’s economic mobility and security.

September 4, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Access to Good Jobs, Access to Higher Education, Apprenticeships, Future of Work, Labor Day, Unions|

On Historic Day, We are Reminded of the Power of Women’s Vote and Leadership
On Historic Day, We are Reminded of the Power of Women’s Vote and Leadership

On Historic Day, We are Reminded of the Power of Women’s Vote and Leadership

Statement from IWPR President, C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. Today, we celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. It was a century’s long struggle led by courageous women of many different races and backgrounds who took to the streets and public square to fight for their rights, believing that voting and representation was critical to their full equality in the United States. For Black women, though, it would take another half century to realize their [...]

August 26, 2020|Categories: In the Lead|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Politics, Suffrage|

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