By SASCHA CORDNER If the year-round earnings of men and women continue to change at its current rate, Florida could be the first in the nation to end the gender wage gap by 2038. That’s according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. [...]

By Holly Baker According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “Approximately 2.1 million student parents attend 2-year institutions, representing 30 percent of the entire community college student body. An additional 1.1 million student parents attend four-year institutions, representing 15 percent of the total four-year [...]

By Alessandra Malito Perhaps the biggest sign that women are not welcome in finance and economics? The gender wage gap is larger for personal financial advisers than for any other job, according to a separate analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington, D.C.-based research [...]

By Jeanne Martinet For decades there have been outcries about the gender pay gap. Despite the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963, according to Jessica Milli, a study director at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the latest statistics show that women earn 80.5 cents to [...]

While this particular incident might have taken place in a fictional universe, the treatment of Olivia Pope mirrors exactly how Black women are treated every day. Whenever their skills or expertise are needed Black women are treated in a way that says they're good enough [...]

By Sarah Friedmann The Magnolia State is one of the worst when it comes to health care provision for a variety of reasons. The state blocked plans to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which would have provided Medicaid coverage to an additional 300,000 Mississippians. Furthermore, according [...]