New IWPR Analysis Reveals Economic Harm of State Abortion Bans
IWPR's latest report points to a clear correlation between abortion restrictions and economic underperformance, further highlighting that restrictions or total bans on abortion care not only jeopardize women’s health but actively harm state economies.
IWPR Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students
IWPR has proudly announced the launch of its new initiative, Connect for Success—a groundbreaking initiative aiming to significantly increase community college students' access to high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care services. The initiative starts with awards to eleven grantees across the country working on the ground to provide students with the support they need to succeed.
National Gender Wage Gap Widens in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years, With Women Making 82.7 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men, Down from 84 Cents in 2022
“The worsening gender wage gap is a national disgrace," says IWPR President and CEO Dr. Jamila K. Taylor.
Supreme Court Rejects Far Right Effort to Restrict Access to Medication Abortions and Mifepristone
"The far-right effort to block access to mifepristone is not about women’s safety—it is about controlling women’s choices and curtailing their freedoms. It is part of a broader crusade to impose their own ideology on women in this country and prevent them from making their own reproductive health care decisions. Today, we celebrate this decision, but we must remain vigilant against such attacks.”
--IWPR President Dr. Jamila K. Taylor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2026 Contacts: Lisa Christie, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, lisac@wfco.org, 917-609-0839; Jenny Davies, Progressive Promotions, jenny@progressive-promotions.com, 720-296-9545; Tonya Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, williams@iwpr.org, 615-417-8314 New Research Illustrates the Need for Investment in Colorado Women and Families Federal [...]
Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on the Trump administration and the recent national events. This statement was issued on January 27, 2026. The Trump administration’s anti-democratic policies have resulted in the tragic killings of Renee Good, [...]
Re: Comments for CDC-2025-0750, Proposed Data Collection Extension for Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Submitted via regulations.gov) IWPR submitted comments urging the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a three-year extension of [...]
Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on year one of President Trump's second term as POTUS. This statement was issued on January 20, 2026. “President Trump came into office on a platform designed to relegate certain [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 02, 2025 Contact: Williams@IWPR.org THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S POLICY RESEARCH (IWPR) ANNOUNCES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS Washington, DC – The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) today announced the appointment of three new members to its distinguished board of directors: Jocelyn Frye, Lee Christian Parker, and Monique Garcia Rizer. The [...]
November 18, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Report: Native American Women Face Most Severe Gender Wage Gap Analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows a typical Native American woman earns barely half of every dollar earned by a typical White man. WASHINGTON, [...]
