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“Lilly Ledbetter: Pioneer, Leader, Icon, Mentor, and Friend”–IWPR on the Passing of an Equal Pay Champion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 “Lilly Ledbetter: Pioneer, Leader, Icon, Mentor, and Friend” The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) on the Passing of an Equal Pay Champion Washington, DC—The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) today joined millions [...]

IWPR Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students  Eleven Programs Across the Country Receive First-Ever IWPR Grants for Direct Services  [...]

National Gender Wage Gap Widens Significantly in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—UPDATED  September 12, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  Gender Wage Gap Widens Significantly in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years, With Women Workers Making Just 82.7 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men, down from 84 Cents in 2022  At [...]

For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 9, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away  Washington, DC — Black women earned 66 cents for every dollar earned by White men in 2022, according to data released by IWPR on [...]

SCOTUS Allows Access to Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho—For Now  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 27, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  SCOTUS Allows Access to Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho—For Now   Washington, DC — IWPR President and CEO Dr. Jamila K. Taylor issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision prevented Idaho from enforcing its [...]