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Great Recession Had a Major Impact on Women and Girls, Report Says

By Taylor Crumpton A new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research shows that many women in the United States are struggling in the labor market, especially young women ages 16 to 19. Before the recession, the unemployment [...]

September 20, 2017|

There’s been a spike in single moms attending college, but they struggle to graduate

By Jillian Berman Most people who know Mary White wonder when she has time to sleep. It’s a fair question given her schedule. The 28-year-old spends her Mondays and Tuesdays in class or studying for [...]

September 20, 2017|

New research shows the number of single moms in college doubled in 12 years, so why aren’t they graduating?

By Meredith Kolodner The number of single mothers in college more than doubled between 2000 and 2012, but a minority of those mothers who enrolled actually graduated, according to a new report. More than two million [...]

September 20, 2017|

Report: Higher Ed Must Factor In Growing Single Mother Student Population

By Catherine Morris Two-parent households are dwindling in the United States, with four out of 10 children being born to a single mother, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). [...]

September 20, 2017|

Student-parents at risk of losing funding due to proposed 2018 fiscal budget

By Andrew Hiyama And neither child care nor higher education are uncostly. With what little time they have between the two commitments, student-parents often must work just to keep themselves afloat; according to reports from Young Invincibles, 25 [...]

September 17, 2017|