By Rachel Dovey The ordinance will extend paid sick leave to around 87,000 Austin workers according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The Observer reports: The measure mandates that employees receive one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, capping at six or [...]

by Bob Sechler and Sebastian Herrera City Council Member Greg Casar — the author and lead proponent of the new ordinance — disputed the contention by business groups that the plan’s impact hasn’t been adequately examined, pointing in part to a study by the Institute for [...]

by Pam Wickham, Raytheon Those figures alone are discouraging, but what’s truly depressing is that they’ve been about the same for decades. The gender wage gap everybody keeps talking about is closing at a glacial pace. My niece — and yours — won’t see wage [...]

by Julia Carpenter Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, believes there's another element to men's disbelief: They don't want to believe they are benefiting from an unequal system — which would imply that they've been rewarded for more than just their own [...]

by Tiffany Pennamon A new majority of college students are more independent than students in previous years, according to a report released today. The Institute For Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has released a new briefing paper that indicates that college students are now more likely than not to [...]

By Leslie Albrecht Women currently hold 5.2% (26) of the CEO positions at companies in the S&P 500, according to data gathered by Catalyst, a nonprofit whose mission is to foster women-friendly workplaces. Flailing companies may sometimes choose women leaders because they’re desperate for something new [...]