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Latinas are still the lowest paid group in the U.S. Experts have tips for combating the inequity

The Lily By Ingrid Cruz Oct. 21 marks another annual observation of Latina Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into the year Latinas, on average, needed to work to make up what White men made in the previous year. In other words, Latinas had [...]

October 22, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

Video from The Future of the Working Woman: How to Support Women in the Workforce

Watch the Recorded Event By Danesha Price Washingtonian On Thursday, October 14, Washingtonian brought together experts to discuss the future of working women. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many women lost their jobs or were forced to leave their careers to care for not only [...]

October 22, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Applauds White House Gender Policy Council’s Release of Historic, Bold New National Strategy to Advance Gender Equity in the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2021 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) Applauds White House Gender Policy Council’s Release of Historic, Bold New National Strategy to Advance Gender Equity in the U.S. Washington, D.C. — IWPR [...]

October 22, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: |

Child-Care Crisis Keeps U.S. Women Out of Workforce for Longer

BNN Bloomberg  By Molly Smith and Jill Shah (Bloomberg) -- School may be in session, but the dearth of child care is still proving to be a major hurdle to women reentering the U.S. labor market. The number of women on payrolls last month fell [...]

October 12, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

What the Front Line of the U.S. Abortion Fight in Kentucky Looks Like Now

Bloomberg Politics + Equality  By Greg Stohr A woman seeking to end a pregnancy in Kentucky after 14 weeks has one choice: She enters a brick building on the edge of downtown Louisville after running a gantlet of abortion opponents determined to change her mind. Patients [...]

October 12, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

Jobs Report Shows First Decline in Payroll Employment for Women Since December 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2021 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | Jobs Report Shows First Decline in Payroll Employment for Women Since December 2020 Washington, DC – This month’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) continues to show that America’s women face enormous challenges returning [...]

October 8, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: , |