A 2014 study by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Women's Policy Research identified the benefits of paid family leave. "Research shows that paid leave increases the likelihood that workers will return to work after childbirth, [...]

The Institute for Women's Policy Research did a thorough analysis of the interim report by My Brother's Keeper, called MBK90. It was sponsored by and posted on the African-American Policy Forum website. Here's the bombshell: [...]

And women shouldn't expect to see equal pay until 2058. This is  according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

The bill, which passed by a vote of 17-13, will now go to the Oregon House, and if approved, to Gov. Kate Brown (D). A spokesman for the Working Families Party, a group that supports [...]

Women’s employment rose by 189,000 spots, or 68% of the overall gain, according to government data . “It was a very good jobs report for women,” said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s [...]

According to a 2011 study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, more than 1 million Michigan workers – about 46 percent of private sector workers – cannot take sick leave when they are ill. [...]