Watch IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann discuss increases in spending for women's programs in President Obama's 2011 budget request to Congress

“Actually, the United States has only one major labor law, said Kevin Miller of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. “With the exception of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is fairly weak, the only major labor law in the United States is the [...]

"Ashley Carson, Executive Director of the Older Women's League and member of the Social Security Works coalition, points out that those same grannies the tea party has apparently forgotten about are the ones who will suffer the most if the program is cut. " Heidi [...]

“In 2009, female earnings edged forward a little, but did not catch up with the loss during the 2008 market upheaval.  Between 1980 and 1994 the earning gap between males and females narrowed by close to 12 percent. This surge slowed down after 1994 to [...]

“ In 2004, Missouri fared poorly in the Institute for Women’s Policy Research state-by-state report on the status of American women. The news came as a shock to Kristin, a faculty member at the University of Missouri School of Nursing, who also maintains a local [...]

“And it might be worse than imagined, it’s important to keep in mind, because the study reflects only women with household income of $50,000 or more; nearly 60% were employed, and three-quarters of them had advanced degrees.  Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s [...]