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Employers Not Filling Gap in Need for Paid Parental Leave in U.S.
Employers Not Filling Gap in Need for Paid Parental Leave in U.S.

Employers Not Filling Gap in Need for Paid Parental Leave in U.S.

This Mother’s Day, the United States is still behind all other high-income industrialized nations when it comes to providing paid leave to parents. And, according to a new analysis released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), employers are not filling the gap—despite many providing paid leave benefits beyond legal requirements.

May 9, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Labor Groups Renew Push for Paid Sick Leave

"T he unemployment rate in California at the time was 12% — and critics, which included the California Chamber of Commerce, said businesses could ill afford a law that would mandate paid sick leave. Such legislation, they warned, would close businesses and cost the state [...]

May 6, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

IWPR Executive Director and Vice President Barbara Gault discussed Census Bureau report, “Who’s Minding the Kids.”
IWPR Executive Director and Vice President Barbara Gault discussed Census Bureau report, “Who’s Minding the Kids.”

IWPR Executive Director and Vice President Barbara Gault discussed Census Bureau report, “Who’s Minding the Kids.”

IWPR Executive Director and Vice President Barbara Gault talked about a Census Bureau report, “Who’s Minding the Kids,” which examined child care in the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were the cost of child care, non-parental care, kinds of child care arrangements, families in [...]

May 3, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

Job Growth Improves for Women in April 2013
Job Growth Improves for Women in April 2013

Job Growth Improves for Women in April 2013

According to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) of the May employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth for women improved in April compared to the previous month. Of the 165,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls, women gained 117,000 jobs (71 percent) while men gained 48,000 jobs (29 percent).

May 3, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Earned Health Care Time in Vermont Would Reduce Employee Turnover and Employers’ Costs

ccording to an analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), providing earned health care time to workers in Vermont is expected to save the state’s employers nearly $4 million annually.

April 19, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

10 Best-Paying Cities for Women

"The wage gap between men and women will not close for 45 years, according to new research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The group found that the wage gap will close in 2057, a year later than previously projected, due to slow progress [...]

April 18, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

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