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Moderate Job Growth Continues for Women and Men

Washington, DC–According to IWPR analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released February 1, 2013, job growth was stronger for women (102,000 jobs) than men (55,000 jobs), for a total of 157,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls during [...]

February 12, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Report: Immigrant Home Care Workers Help Solve Labor Shortage, But Face Few Paths to Citizenship

As Congress digs into creating an improved immigration system, a report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), in cooperation with Caring Across Generations, identifies solutions for increasing access to visas for immigrant in-home care workers.

February 11, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Senate Democrats Introduce Paycheck Fairness Act

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Barbara Mikulski discuss Paycheck Fairness Act.

February 1, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

PAID SICK DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS
PAID SICK DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS

PAID SICK DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA WOULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS

Providing paid sick days is expected to save Philadelphia employers more than half a million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). The city’s proposed paid sick days legislation under Chapter 9-3300, would not only reduce costs to employers in Philadelphia, but would also reduce the spread of contagious diseases yielding further public health costs savings.

February 1, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Mikulski Seeks Executive Order on Pay Equality

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is calling on the Obama administration to prohibit federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss salaries -- a new twist on a key provision of the pay equality legislation the Maryland Democrat has sought for years. In a [...]

January 31, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

PoliticsNation: Rev. Al Sharpton cited IWPR research on pay equity and discrimination
PoliticsNation: Rev. Al Sharpton cited IWPR research on pay equity and discrimination

PoliticsNation: Rev. Al Sharpton cited IWPR research on pay equity and discrimination

“Politics Nation,” Rev. Al Sharpton’s show, cited IWPR research in this segment on the Paycheck Fairness Act; specifically, our finding that women make less than men in all of the most common occupations. Watch>>

January 30, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

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