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Do Universities Support Student Parents?

Handsel represents one of 3.9 million student-parents pursuing post-secondary education. But according to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, only five percent of their child care is supplied on campus. In fact, it's estimated there are only 54,400 slots for the [...]

May 17, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Women Trail Men in Recovering Jobs

"A large part of the problem is that women are disproportionately represented in state and local governments—and that is where many jobs are being cut now. 'It was a very broad and deep recession for everybody," said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's [...]

May 6, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Moms (and Dads) in the United States Still Lack Access to Paid Family Leave

To mark Mother’s Day, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released a new fact sheet showing that paid maternity leave policies have improved to be nearly universal among the country’s top 100 family-friendly employers (based on analysis of Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies”).

May 5, 2011|Categories: Press Releases|

More Female MBAs, But Little Gains for Equal Pay

"Even among chief executive officers, women make just over 72% of what male counterparts earn in weekly salary, according to data recently released by The Institute for Women's Policy Research to coincide with Equal Pay Day (April 12). The wage differences exist across 107 of [...]

April 22, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Five Myths About Why Women Earn Less Than Men

1. Women earn less because they enter low-paying fields and become moms. While it’s true that men tend to enter higher-paying fields than women, that difference alone does not explain the gender wage gap. Even when they work in the same occupations, men earn more. [...]

April 13, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|