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At This Rate, Women Won’t Make As Much As Men For At Least 75 Years

Working women likely won’t have pay equality with men in their lifetimes. Neither will their daughters. That’s one of the many depressing findings in a report out Monday from Oxfam on the state of gender equality around the world. If the gap between men's and [...]

July 16, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

At This Rate, Women Won't Make As Much As Men For At Least 75 Years

Working women likely won’t have pay equality with men in their lifetimes. Neither will their daughters. That’s one of the many depressing findings in a report out Monday from Oxfam on the state of gender equality around the world. If the gap between men's and [...]

July 16, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

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|

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|

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Strong Consensus on Improving Social Security Benefits despite Party Differences

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