A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has made a compelling case for parents who have not earned a degree to go back to college. According to the report, from the Student Parent Success Initiative (SPSI), helping parents complete college education is key to [...]
by Sarah Wood To meet workforce demands, two national educational attainment goals have been introduced over the last decade. In 2008, the Lumina Foundation pushed to achieve a 60% completion rate for post-secondary credentials and degrees among adults aged 25 to 64 by 2025. A [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 8, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, DC – A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) makes a compelling case that getting parents who have not earned a degree back to college [...]
By Larissa M. Mercado-Lopez As students quickly shifted to remote learning with the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Ashley de Jesus shifted to another reality — parenthood. In addition to adjusting to a new learning landscape, Ashley, a single mother, found herself navigating a social [...]
By Becky Jacobs Utah is routinely labeled as the worst state for women’s equality, and that ranking is often due to these factors in the lives of women who live here: They earn less, due to the gender wage gap. They have less education, based [...]
By Michayla Savitt ALBANY, N.Y. -- Before the pandemic, more women were in the workforce than ever before, and new research ranks New York state fifth in the country for women's economic standing. The report, from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, reveals both progress [...]
