As a country, the United States is the only developed nation that doesn’t guarantee paid family leave or paid sick days , and it ranks toward the bottom for how much it spends on early childhood education. But things are even spottier at the state [...]

Beyond the diapers and sleepless nights, perhaps the biggest worry for parents with young kids is that almost no state in America provides affordable child care for those under 5. That's a conclusion reached in a new report Wednesday from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Annual payments in [...]

Minnesota is the best state for women in America. That’s according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a nonprofit that on Wednesday published the final two reports in a sprawling seven-part series exploring how women are faring in the states. The “Status of Women in the States” series , an update on [...]

How does your state stack up when it comes to supporting working moms and dads? A new report out Wednesday from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research rates the 50 states on a Work & Family Composite Index , which factors in access to paid [...]

For almost every student on campus, juggling classes and a part-time job may be a difficult task to undertake on a day-to-day basis. However, for Cal State L.A. students who are mothers, daily responsibilities do not stop with homework or a late night study session, [...]

South Dakota is the worst state for women’s reproductive rights, while Oregon ranks as the best, according to a new report . The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released new data last week on reproductive rights, sexual violence, and women’s health as part of [...]