By Christopher Booker The college years are often thought of as a time of freedom and exploration, a time to try things out you may never get the chance to do again. But for nearly [...]

By Bryce Covert As the world’s largest private-sector employer, Walmart “is kind of a billboard for what employment practices should or shouldn’t be,” says Ariane Hegewisch, program director of employment and earnings at the Institute [...]

Geri Stengel Childcare helps employees, employers, children, and society. “There’s a multiplier effect,” said Ariane Hegewisch, program director of Employment and Earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and scholar-in-residence at American University. >>Read [...]

Abigail Hess And this gap isn't changing very quickly. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), if the pay gap continues to narrow at the same pace it has over the past 50 years, women will [...]

Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY A survey of 253 employers affected by California’s paid family leave found over 90% reported either no effect or a positive effect on productivity, profitability, turnover and morale. Research also suggests [...]

Emma Kerr Coupled with rising tuition costs, enrolling as a single mother can be intimidating, but Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, says these parent learners are more than capable [...]