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Inclusive Prosperity Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

WATCH WEBINAR RECORDING By Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Featuring the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Study Director, Elyse Shaw Panelists discuss the research, policies, and programs at the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive prosperity.

September 21, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

Limiting Abortion Access Costs Nation Billions

By Diane Bernard Monday, September 20, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. -- Curbing access to reproductive health-care services, including abortion, can have disastrous effects on economic well-being, according to a new report from the Women's Policy Research Institute. A Democratic-led legislature in Virginia has eased some restrictions over [...]

September 20, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , |

Report: Restricting Abortion Access Brings Big Financial Trouble

By Eric Galatas Thursday, September 16, 2021 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Limiting women's access to abortion and other reproductive health care can have a devastating impact on state economies. According to new data from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, restrictions on the books in Nebraska cost [...]

September 16, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , |

As States Eye Texas-Style Abortion Bans, Economic Costs to Bottom Line and Women are High, New Data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 13, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Implementing abortion bans in target states could cost local economies nearly $20 billion and hurt women’s earnings and labor force participation. Washington, DC – States such as Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, [...]

How Abortion Restrictions like Texas’s Push Pregnant People into Poverty

By Chabeli Carrazana A study of hundreds of pregnant women over a decade found that 72 percent of those who were denied care ended up living in poverty. For the better part of a decade, Diana Greene Foster followed 1,000 women who were seeking an [...]

September 7, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , , |

Anemic Jobs Report Signals Trouble for Women’s Full Re-Entry into the Workforce

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 3, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, DC – This month’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals a disappointing growth of just 235,000 new jobs across the board, but the news is even worse for women. [...]

September 3, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: |