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New Gender Equity in Apprenticeship Initiative to Increase Women’s Participation and Retention in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Jobs

During November’s National Apprenticeship Week, a consortium of 10 organizations across the country announced the launch of the National Center for Women’s Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment, part of a new $20.4 million initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to expand apprenticeship opportunities around the country, with a particular emphasis on expanding access to apprenticeships among women, people of color, and other underrepresented populations. The consortium includes organizations representing nearly every staffed tradeswomen’s organization in the country and national subject matter experts.

November 17, 2016|Categories: Press Releases|

How Donald Trump could change what it’s like to be a parent in America

By Danielle Paquette Under Trump’s plan, the total deduction would be capped at the average cost of care in whatever state a parent or guardian files their income taxes. Trump’s team has not specified how they’d work that figure out. The typical cost of care [...]

November 16, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|

Latinas Face A 232-Year Wait For Equal Pay With White Men, Unless We Buck Current Trends

By Lydia O’Connor Latinas will have to wait more than two centuries for the appalling wage gap they face to close, if current trends continue. They’re on course to eventually earn the same pay as white men currently enjoy in 232 years’ time ― 2248, according to [...]

November 16, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|

Job Training Participants Have Little Access to Supportive Services, Research Review Finds

Washington, DC—According to a new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), supportive services for those in job training are needed to improve access to programs and completion, but these services are rare. The report, Supportive Services in Job Training: A Research Review, summarizes existing research and 25 expert interviews to discuss the availability of supports, like child care and transportation, and their effects on job training and education program outcomes.

November 2, 2016|Categories: Press Releases|

It Will Take Centuries for Hispanic Women to Close the Gender Pay Gap

By Abby Haglage "If you thought the gender pay gap statistics couldn’t get worse, think again. A new report Monday estimates that it will take 232 years to eliminate the gender pay gap for Hispanic women, compared to 108 years for black women and 40 [...]

October 31, 2016|Categories: Press Hits|