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Listen: Research Analyst Claudia Williams discusses the gender wage gap for Radio Islam

Research Analyst Claudia Williams discusses the gender wage gap on a radio segment, "Gender Wage Gap Still Exists." 4/18/2012 Listen>>

March 18, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

STEM: A Fast Growing and Vital Field with a Declining Share of Women, According to a New Report

STEM: A Fast Growing and Vital Field with a Declining Share of Women, According to a New Report: Study provides first-ever focus on community college STEM programs that seek to recruit women. Washington, DC— Jobs in science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) fields are expected [...]

March 15, 2012|Categories: Press Releases|

Continued Job Growth for Women and Men in February

Washington, DC— According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the March employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth improved in February with 227,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. In February women gained 86,000 jobs (almost 40 percent, [...]

March 9, 2012|Categories: Press Releases|

On International Women’s Day, Close in Gender Wage Gap Does Not Mean Progress

A new fact sheet released today by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that in 2011 women earned 17.8 percent less than men for a week of full-time work, a decrease of one percentage point since 2010 and the smallest wage gap seen since 1970.

March 8, 2012|Categories: Press Releases|

What Glass Ceiling? Killer Career Advice from Women Who Lead by Example

"First, the tough news: Although women make up 49% of the total workforce , they represent 59% of low-wage workers. That number is down from 63% a decade ago, but research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that it will take until 2056 [...]

March 5, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

What’s a Sick Day Worth?

"More states and cities are starting to require businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Just how much the days off are worth depends who you ask – an employer or a worker. Connecticut became the first state to mandate that companies with [...]

March 1, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

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