Heidi Hartmann is president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research . Updated March 31, 2013, 6:26 PM Getting paid fairly for the work you do is tough for almost everyone, but a few things going on in the United States labor market make it [...]

College is hard to get through, but throw a baby into the mix and it becomes even tougher . According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C., approximately 1 out of 4 undergraduate students has a dependent of [...]

They swap out bed pans, tend to wounds, and assist with every facet of day-to-day life — sometimes even living with their patients. They’re home health care aides, and they are a crucial resource in caring for America’s sick, elderly, and disabled — and they [...]

That's right, people can get away with paying grandma's aide less than $7.25 an hour. Why? Congress decided in 1974 to lump home health aides in with casual babysitters under labor laws. President Obama has been trying to change this recently, but the industry is [...]