By Danielle Paquette Jeffrey Hayes, program director of job quality and income security at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research , questioned the effectiveness of IWF's proposal, saying more attention should be paid to young parents with the least financial security. Some work part time or for small [...]

By Danielle Paquette Jeffrey Hayes, program director of job quality and income security at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research , questioned the effectiveness of IWF's proposal, saying more attention should be paid to young parents with the least financial security. Some work part time or for small [...]

By Leslie Mann "Women still do more than their share of housework and child care, so it's hard for them to go 'all in' at work," said Jessica Milli, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "They need flexible schedules to juggle family [...]

By Safia Samee Ali How pregnancy or the possibly of pregnancy is perceived in the workplace is potentially a problem for all women, said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "A pregnancy penalty doesn't just hurt mothers or expectant women, married [...]

By Safia Samee Ali How pregnancy or the possibly of pregnancy is perceived in the workplace is potentially a problem for all women, said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "A pregnancy penalty doesn't just hurt mothers or expectant women, married [...]

By Emily Crockett The  gender wage gap has improved quite a bit since women started entering the workforce in large numbers. Women who work full time and year-round earned just 58 percent of what men earned annually in 1968; now that ratio is about 79 [...]