By Johnny Magdeleno If you’re a mother of two and working a part-time job, finding the time to train for a better-paying, more demanding career can seem near impossible. But career training programs throughout the [...]

By Sarah Frostenson Heidi Hartmann, the president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), agreed that the data squared with trends she’s observed. "When you look at the data on who has paid leave and [...]

"'I’ve always thought that women were reacting to the lack of paid family leave and child care,' said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. They found it too much trouble to [...]

"On average, American women made nearly 80 cents on every dollar that men earned as of 2015, with women of color’s paychecks falling even farther behind. Before the Equal Pay Act passed, women nationwide made [...]

By Sara Davis "The tech and marketing industries have been pioneers for advancing the workplace, from better benefits and diversity advancement, to creating technologies that change the way we work. The real question is, can [...]

By Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and Heidi Hartmann During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka promised to improve the lives of working women. The campaign vowed to align federal policies with the needs of [...]