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When the Boss Says, 'Don't Tell Your Coworkers How Much You Get Paid'

Ledbetter’s case shows how pay secrecy can cause the pay gap between men and women, a gap that widens between men and women of color. More than 50 years after the Equal Pay Act, study after study show that women are still paid less than [...]

July 16, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

Strong Consensus on Improving Social Security Benefits despite Party Differences
Strong Consensus on Improving Social Security Benefits despite Party Differences

Strong Consensus on Improving Social Security Benefits despite Party Differences

A new study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research sheds new light on expert and lawmaker perspectives on the prospect of Social Security reform. Based on interviews, which took place five years ago, with Social Security experts and lawmakers, the report reviews experts’ expectations for Social Security reform five years out with summaries of what proposals had bipartisan support at the time of the interviews.

July 11, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

As Foreign-Born Worker Population Grows, 63 Percent Lack Paid Sick Days

As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, an analysis of immigrant workers’ access to paid sick days calls for renewed attention to the working conditions of a group central to American society. The report, released today by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), finds that foreign-born workers have significantly less access to paid sick days than their native-born counterparts.

July 3, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

Strong Job Growth in June Continues to Leave Men Behind
Strong Job Growth in June Continues to Leave Men Behind

Strong Job Growth in June Continues to Leave Men Behind

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the July employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), although the total number of jobs lost in the recession has been recovered (138,780,000 jobs in June 2014 vs 138,350,000 jobs in December 2007 when the recession began), men are still short 582,000 from their pre-recession peak. Women regained their peak in September 2013. In June, women gained 158,000 jobs on nonfarm payrolls, while men gained 130,000 for an increase of 288,000 total jobs in June. The unemployment rate decreased to 6.1 percent in June from 6.3 percent in May.

July 3, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

A Job Seeker’s Desperate Choice

Across the country, subsidies for child care have plummeted . In Arizona, the number of children covered has dropped by almost 75 percent since 2009, according to the Children’s Action Alliance. Only 15 states allow parents looking for work to qualify, according to the National [...]

June 25, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

A Job Seeker's Desperate Choice

Across the country, subsidies for child care have plummeted . In Arizona, the number of children covered has dropped by almost 75 percent since 2009, according to the Children’s Action Alliance. Only 15 states allow parents looking for work to qualify, according to the National [...]

June 25, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

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