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10 specific ways Utah can improve its ranking as the worst state for women’s equality
10 specific ways Utah can improve its ranking as the worst state for women’s equality

10 specific ways Utah can improve its ranking as the worst state for women’s equality

If Utahns don’t want their state to be named the worst for women’s equality for a fifth year in a row, there are some clear steps they can take, according to new report released Thursday. Researchers outlined their 10 recommendations in the study, which was commissioned by [...]

December 6, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Press Hit, The Salt Lake Tribune|

As Supreme Court signals shift on abortion, 3 women share the true cost of accessing one — or being denied
As Supreme Court signals shift on abortion, 3 women share the true cost of accessing one — or being denied

As Supreme Court signals shift on abortion, 3 women share the true cost of accessing one — or being denied

Beth Vial only learned she was pregnant toward the end of her second trimester. This was astonishing news: A few years before she began her freshman year of college in 2017, Vial, now 27, of Portland, Ore., had been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) [...]

December 6, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Market Watch, Press Hit|

OPINION: Men may be missing from campus, but don’t assume women aren’t struggling too
OPINION: Men may be missing from campus, but don’t assume women aren’t struggling too

OPINION: Men may be missing from campus, but don’t assume women aren’t struggling too

This fall, I heard a question I had never before encountered in my job helping women from low-income backgrounds complete a college degree: “Is this work still needed?” The question came up in response to alarming reports about men’s plummeting college enrollment rates during the pandemic, including [...]

December 6, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Press Hit, The Hechinger Report|

IWPR Research Shows Negative Impact of Abortion Bans on State Economies
IWPR Research Shows Negative Impact of Abortion Bans on State Economies

IWPR Research Shows Negative Impact of Abortion Bans on State Economies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2021 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 “Mississippi is restricting its own economic growth in its misguided quest to restrict women’s freedom.” Washington, D.C. — The Supreme Court today will hear oral arguments on a Mississippi law that [...]

December 1, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: Mississippi Abortion Ban, Press Release|

The construction industry’s off-putting treatment of women is making its labor shortage worse
The construction industry’s off-putting treatment of women is making its labor shortage worse

The construction industry’s off-putting treatment of women is making its labor shortage worse

Markets Insider There's a historic labor shortage, especially in the construction industry. But sexism seems to be stronger than economics. More than four in 10 women and non-binary tradespeople who work in construction-related jobs have said they left or "seriously" considered leaving the industry's trades [...]

November 22, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Markets Insider, Press Hits|

PBS Newshour: Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps
PBS Newshour: Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps

PBS Newshour: Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps

“More than 40% of black women experience physical violence by an intimate partner, compared with about 30% of women overall,” according to data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in a new PBS Newshour episode. Watch the full episode here.

November 22, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: PBS Newshour, Press Hits|

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10 specific ways Utah can improve its ranking as the worst state for women’s equality

As Supreme Court signals shift on abortion, 3 women share the true cost of accessing one — or being denied

OPINION: Men may be missing from campus, but don’t assume women aren’t struggling too

IWPR Research Shows Negative Impact of Abortion Bans on State Economies

The construction industry’s off-putting treatment of women is making its labor shortage worse

PBS Newshour: Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps

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