By Ida Harris Far too many conflate Grace’s actions with permission, but that is a function of patriarchy. Giving in is not synonymous with giving consent—although sometimes it is entirely necessary. Being a black woman, [...]

by Carolyn Presutti Wage gap Despite improvements in some areas, American women still lag behind their male counterparts in earnings. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the final quarter of 2017, female workers on [...]

By Alex Baumhardt and Emily Hanford According to a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the number of single mothers in college more than doubled between 2000 and 2012, to nearly 2.1 million students. “There [...]

By Laura Sanicola Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, says that while men and women are receiving nearly equal pay at Citigroup respective to their positions, the analysis didn't address [...]

By Sian Conway he Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that women are less likely than men to support cuts to environmental spending, and are less sympathetic to business when it comes to environmental regulation. For whatever [...]

By Alastair Jamieson Yet even where positive protection doesn’t exist, greater transparency is helping women to stake their claim for equal pay through measures forbidding employers from asking the salary history of job applicants. Women typically [...]