Jane Henrici, a study director at the  Institute for Women's Policy Research , said continued efforts are needed to ensure that women can compete for jobs on an equal footing, such as flexible work policies [...]

Watch IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann discuss increases in spending for women's programs in President Obama's 2011 budget request to Congress

"Ashley Carson, Executive Director of the Older Women's League and member of the Social Security Works coalition, points out that those same grannies the tea party has apparently forgotten about are the ones who will [...]

"As of 2009, women only earned about 77 percent of their male counterparts' salary, with black women earning only 68.9 cents for every dollar earned by a white male and Hispanic/Latina women 60.2 cents, says [...]

“Still trying to figure out what to get Dad for Father’s Day? How about a health insurance policy. A study released this week by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Institute for Women’s [...]

“Actually, the United States has only one major labor law, said Kevin Miller of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. “With the exception of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is fairly weak, the [...]