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Child Care at Core of Women’s Slow Post-Pandemic Return to Work
Child Care at Core of Women’s Slow Post-Pandemic Return to Work

Child Care at Core of Women’s Slow Post-Pandemic Return to Work

By Katie Kindelan In 1971, Congress passed the Comprehensive Child Development Act, legislation that would have established a network of nationally funded, comprehensive child care centers. But President Richard Nixon vetoed the legislation, and Congress [...]

May 18, 2021|Tags: ABC News, Child Care, COVID-19, Jobs, Pandemic, Recession, Unemployment|

World’s 50 Greatest Leaders
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

C. Nicole Mason Title: President and CEO | Affiliation: Institute for Women's Policy Research In May 2020, after women accounted for more than 11 million jobs lost in one month of pandemic-related shutdowns, Mason sounded the [...]

May 12, 2021|Tags: C. Nicole Mason, Fortune, World's 50 Greatest Leaders|

Why Is Re-entering the Workforce So Hard on Moms?
Why Is Re-entering the Workforce So Hard on Moms?

Why Is Re-entering the Workforce So Hard on Moms?

By Heidi Borst In April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicole Peyer, 44, of Oakland, CA, was furloughed from her job as a sales consultant for a national wine and spirits distribution [...]

May 12, 2021|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Good Housekeeping, Paid Leace, Pandemic, Recession, Unemployment, Working Mothers|

STEMMing the Tide of Women’s Progress
STEMMing the Tide of Women’s Progress

STEMMing the Tide of Women’s Progress

By Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers Women and girls weren’t doing very well in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine) before the Covid 19 pandemic. Despite accounting for over half of the college-educated [...]

May 12, 2021|Tags: COVID-19, Jobs, Women in STEMM, Women's E News, Workforce Development|

Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery
Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery

Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery

By Tanya Tarr Mother’s Day in the United States has a curious origin. In 1914, Anna Jarvis petitioned President Woodrow Wilson for a national day to honor mothers. Jarvis wanted to honor her own mother, [...]

May 9, 2021|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Forbes, Mother's Equal Pay, Paid Leave, Pandemic, Recession, Working Mothers|

Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day
Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day

Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day

By Eric Galatas CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As Mother's Day draws near, a new survey conducted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research offers a clearer picture of what women in Wyoming and across the nation [...]

May 6, 2021|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Mother's Equal Pay, Paid Leave, Public News Service|

Child Care at Core of Women’s Slow Post-Pandemic Return to Work

World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

Why Is Re-entering the Workforce So Hard on Moms?

STEMMing the Tide of Women’s Progress

Why These Two Policies Are Vital to Working Moms and Post-Pandemic Recovery

Survey: Moms Want More Than Breakfast in Bed This Mother’s Day

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