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Study Explores How Higher Education Pays Off for Older Americans at Different Ages

New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that higher education pays off for women and men for all ages 50 and older, including for the oldest group studied, those 75 and older.

January 2, 2014|Categories: Press Releases|

Choosing the Right Major Key to Narrowing Gender Pay Gap

In 2011, only 26% of workers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields were women, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A study released this April by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, however, found that women earn less than men in almost every [...]

December 20, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

GM’s Historic Female CEO Pick Still More Exception Than Rule

And even Barra's significant rise to CEO of GM comes with a caveat, notes Heidi Hartmann, the president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington think tank: Unlike her predecessor, Dan Akerson, Barra won’t be chairman of the company’s board, though she will [...]

December 20, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

GM's Historic Female CEO Pick Still More Exception Than Rule

And even Barra's significant rise to CEO of GM comes with a caveat, notes Heidi Hartmann, the president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington think tank: Unlike her predecessor, Dan Akerson, Barra won’t be chairman of the company’s board, though she will [...]

December 20, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

Newark’s Earned Sick Days Law Would Improve Public Health, Reduce Costs

Providing earned sick days is expected to save Newark employers more than $4 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed earned sick days legislation, “Workers Sick Leave Ordinance,” would reduce costs to employers in Newark, and decrease the spread of contagious illnesses yielding further public health costs savings.

December 17, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows
Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows

Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows

According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), due to continued job growth in November, women hold more jobs on payrolls than ever before (women initially surpassed their previous employment peak in October). Men have regained 75 percent (4.5 million) of the jobs they lost during the recession. Of the 2.3 million jobs added to payrolls in the last year, 51 percent were filled by women, and 49 percent were filled by men. Nonetheless, men held 1.6 million more jobs than women in November.

December 6, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

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Job Growth for Women and Men Continues; Unemployment Rates at Five-Year Lows

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