Beyond the diapers and sleepless nights, perhaps the biggest worry for parents with young kids is that almost no state in America provides affordable child care for those under 5. That's a conclusion reached in a new [...]

Minnesota is the best state for women in America. That’s according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a nonprofit that on Wednesday published the final two reports in a sprawling seven-part series exploring how women are faring in the states. The “Status [...]

How does your state stack up when it comes to supporting working moms and dads? A new report out Wednesday from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research rates the 50 states on a Work & [...]

For almost every student on campus, juggling classes and a part-time job may be a difficult task to undertake on a day-to-day basis. However, for Cal State L.A. students who are mothers, daily responsibilities do [...]

South Dakota is the worst state for women’s reproductive rights, while Oregon ranks as the best, according to a new report . The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released new data last week on [...]

Rep. Gwen Moore had a confession to make: She had sold herself short. “I was the one who stayed up all night and wrote the brilliant speech,” she said Wednesday at a conference here. “ [...]