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White People Are More Likely to Get the Raises They Ask For

By Jordyn Holman In the U.S, white men make the most money of all ethnic groups, on average, with the exception of Asian men. Women of all major racial and ethnic groups earn less than men of the same group, according to the Institute of Women’s [...]

June 5, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

The fate of thousands of college students — and their kids — hangs in the balance

By Jillian Berman “CCAMPIS is the only federal program that supports child care access for low-income college students who have children,” said Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, a senior research associate at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research who studies student-parents. “While small, for those students who [...]

June 4, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

Texas wage-gap woes: How D-FW counties compare and why women in their 40s might be fuming

By Cheryl Hall and Laurie Joseph Although Lone Star women have made progress, they still fall way short when it comes to earning the same pay as men for comparable jobs. If trends hold steady, they might have to wait more than three decades to [...]

June 3, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

IWPR’s Heidi Hartmann Named One of the Top 100 Gender Policy Influencers

May 24, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Washington, DC—This week, economist and IWPR President Heidi Hartmann was named one of Apolitical’s Gender Equality Top 100, recognizing the most influential people in gender policy around the world. Dr. Hartmann, who is also Economist in [...]

May 24, 2018|Categories: Press Releases|

Activists Take Paid Sick Leave Fight to San Antonio with 144,000 Signatures

By Gus Bova Jessica Milli, study director with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, told the Observer that the San Antonio proposal should reach an estimated 130,000 workers who currently lack any paid leave, though her organization plans to release a definitive number in the coming months. [...]

May 24, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|