By Mitchell Hartman Also, in recent years, African-American women have been starting their own businesses at the highest rate of any demographic group, according to data compiled in a report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. >>Read more

By Bethany McLean Underneath the stories are the numbers, and these show that change, in the ways that matter most, have been superficial. A Government Accountability Office report from December 2017 concluded that women had made no progress—none—in increasing their ranks in management in the [...]

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 [...]