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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|

New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM
New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM

New Analysis Shows Slow Progress for Women Faculty of Color in STEM

As the U.S. continues to prioritize building a stronger STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) workforce, a new Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) report shows that women faculty of color remain significantly underrepresented.

November 21, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Women Reach a Milestone in Job Market

Women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the recession. Men have not. A record 67.5 million women are working today, up from the prior peak of 67.4 million in early 2008, according to the Labor Department's latest tally of payrolls that captured the [...]

November 18, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

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