By Alison Bowen In contrast, nearly every member of the European Union provides at least 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and 84 countries offer some paid leave to fathers. Limited leave policies disproportionately impact gay dads and adoptive parents, [...]

By Christina Cauterucci It seems like a no-brainer—if a single mother wants to improve her income and career prospects in the long term, she should enroll in college. More single mothers are going to college than ever before: In 2012, about one in five female undergraduates [...]

By Alessandra Malito But 2059 is a generous prediction compared with some other analyses on the gender wage gap. Washington, D.C.-based think tank Institute for Women’s Policy Research estimates it will take 65 years (so 2082) for the gender wage gap to fully close in [...]

By Taylor Crumpton A new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research shows that many women in the United States are struggling in the labor market, especially young women ages 16 to 19. Before the recession, the unemployment rate for all women was relatively low, at 4.5%, yet the [...]

By Michelle Chen According to an analysis by Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), roughly four in ten IPV survivors (which includes physical and sexual abuse as well as stalking) experience physical injury as a result of their abuse. Of those, fewer than 30 percent [...]

By Jillian Berman Most people who know Mary White wonder when she has time to sleep. It’s a fair question given her schedule. The 28-year-old spends her Mondays and Tuesdays in class or studying for her nursing program at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, [...]