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New Research Shows Women Were Entering the Workforce in Record Numbers Before the “She-cession”—and that Economic Equality is a Policy Choice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 22, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 A new study released today from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that prior to the “she-cession” there were more women in the labor force than ever before, [...]

To Stop “She-Cession”, Employers Need to Better Meet Women’s Work Needs, Advocates Say

By Kim Glovas Women have been hit with unemployment and job insecurity much harder than men during the pandemic. That was the focus of a Women 100 conference last week hosted by Drexel University's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership. Women 100 was founded to [...]

June 20, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , , , |

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

NEW YORK—Fourteen new leaders of nonprofit organizations have been awarded New Executives Fund grants to help implement their organizational leadership visions during a time of unprecedented global change, the Open Society Foundations announced today. Based in six countries around the world, from Argentina to South [...]

June 15, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , |

‘Care Is Infrastructure’: Sen. Warren Calls for HCBS Support Following New Bipartisan Proposal

By Robert Holly A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced Thursday that they have reached a tentative agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, a major update in one of the main storylines coming out of the Biden administration. The latest infrastructure proposal does not [...]

June 13, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , , , |

Another Next Big Thing: Double Talent Pool by Easing South Dakota’s Abortion Restrictions

By Cory Allen Heidelberger Our Governor has given up on looking for South Dakota’s Next Big Thing in favor of making herself MAGA Nation‘s next big thing, but hey, for you South Dakota officials still working on promoting our state’s economic development, does doubling our worker talent [...]