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Why Do We Need International Equal Pay Day?
Why Do We Need International Equal Pay Day?

Why Do We Need International Equal Pay Day?

By Benjamin Laker Campaigns for equality are occurring in all industries across the world, because male leaders continue to be paid more than women, in many instances, for exactly the same responsibility. And so, last [...]

September 24, 2020|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Forbes, International Equal Pay Day, Press EPD|

COVID-19 recession hit women especially hard. We need bold policies to promote equality.
COVID-19 recession hit women especially hard. We need bold policies to promote equality.

COVID-19 recession hit women especially hard. We need bold policies to promote equality.

To dig out of the coronavirus economic crisis and to ensure an even recovery, we will have to go big.

September 23, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Pandemic, Unemployment, USA Today|

Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult
Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult

Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult

The pandemic halted many resources that student parents need to succeed: on-campus child care centers, in-person study groups, internet access and in-person K-12 education for their kids By Sara Israelsen-Hartley SALT LAKE CITY — Kelsie Rose [...]

September 19, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Deseret News, Pandemic, Student Parent Success Initiative SPSI, Unemployment|

Cautious Interest in College Among Working Adults
Cautious Interest in College Among Working Adults

Cautious Interest in College Among Working Adults

Working adults increasingly are interested in pursuing postsecondary education, but they are also less confident about the value of college.

September 17, 2020|Tags: Access to Higher Education, COVID-19, Inside Higher Ed, Unemployment|

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers
Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.

September 17, 2020|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Pay Gap, Press EPD, The 19th|

We’re in a She-cession
We’re in a She-cession

We’re in a She-cession

The economic recession caused by Covid-19 has disproportionately affected women, especially women of color. IWPR President/CEO Nicole Mason joins CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction podcast for a discussion on how the pandemic has exposed gaps in our childcare and employment systems.

September 17, 2020|Tags: Child Care, CNN, COVID-19, Unemployment|

Why Do We Need International Equal Pay Day?

COVID-19 recession hit women especially hard. We need bold policies to promote equality.

Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult

Cautious Interest in College Among Working Adults

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

We’re in a She-cession

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