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Financial Benefits Of A College Degree Accumulate
It's been said that having more education usually leads to higher pay. A study suggests the advantage continues even into retirement years. That's in part because those with more education tend to stay in the work force longer.
How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy
According to a regression analysis of federal data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if women were paid the same as comparable men. The analysis—prepared by IWPR for use in The Shriver Report’s A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, produced in partnership with the Center for American Progress—also estimates that the U.S. economy would have produced income of $447.6 billion more if women received equal pay, which represents 2.9 percent of 2012 gross domestic product (GDP).
Job Growth in December Due Entirely to Women’s Employment Gains
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained all 74,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in December, while men lost 1,000 jobs (women’s jobs gains were actually 75,000). Men hold 1.5 million more jobs than women as of December, a number which is substantially less than at the start of the recession, when men held 3.4 million more jobs.
Should Staying Home with a Sick Kid Cause a Working Mom so Much Anxiety?
Oh no, I can feel it already. As one of our kids gets his first sniffle of the new year, I sense the annual return of what I call “sick day anxiety.” This time of year, many parents — particularly those who don’t get a [...]
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.
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 [...]
