By Tiffany Pennamon A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) this week adds to the institute’s ongoing research on the “life-changing” impact of earning a postsecondary degree for single mothers. IWPR’s findings show [...]

By Elisabeth Buchwald Women who try to launch their own businesses are at a significant disadvantage compared to men, according to a report published this month by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The report found: Men [...]

By Jillian Berman The push is part of a broader movement to both improve the quality of education for students and raise the profile of educators in the field, said Barbara Gault, the executive director [...]

By Julie Gorte The Institute for Women’s Policy Research noted that the pay gap did not improve between 2016 and 2017; in fact, it got slightly worse. >>Read more

By Mehr Nadeem “The data show that people of color are particularly unlikely to hold intellectual property,” the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington think tank, said in a report released on Tuesday. Overall, less [...]

By USA TODAY Network Jessica Milli, who has studied the gig economy for the non-profit Institute for Women’s Policy Research, says it’s often the flexibility aspect that draws women to these jobs. They are “frustrated with [...]