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The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms
The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

By Chabeli Carrazana It struck her one morning last July, when an email arrived from her son’s day care. In a flash of clarity, Emily Way knew her time in the workforce was about to end. The day care that their 2-year-old, Owen, attended was [...]

April 29, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Paid Family Leave, Pandemic, Recession, The 19th, Unemployment, Working Mothers|

Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents
Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents

Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents

By Julia Carpenter On Wednesday, President Biden announced the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. By raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, the plan includes an expansion of the child tax credit, paid parental leave and two years of tuition-free preschool and community college—game-changers for lower-income [...]

April 28, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: American Families Plan, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, COVID-19, Paid Leave, The Wall Street Journal|

Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations
Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations

Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 28, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) applauds President Biden’s proposal in the American Families Plan to make historic investments in students who have existed at the [...]

April 28, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: American Families Plan, Child Care, COVID-19, Education, Student Parents, Working Mothers|

Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.
Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.

Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.

By Caroline Kitchener Every two years, like clockwork, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation mandating paid family leave. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced their family leave bill in 2013 — and again in 2015, 2017 and 2019. In [...]

April 28, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: American Families Plan, Child Care, COVID-19, Paid Family Leave, Paid Leave, Paid Medical Leave, The Lily|

The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.
The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

By Ellen McCarthy Katy Clark left the house every morning by 7 a.m. to fight for parking. Lymari Vélez Sepúlveda spent two to four hours a day commuting, dragging her young son along for the ride so he could be dropped off at day care. [...]

April 19, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Pandemic, The Washington Post, Working Mothers|

IWPR announces Student Parent Success Initiative’s Lindsey Reichlin Cruse promoted to Managing Director
IWPR announces Student Parent Success Initiative’s Lindsey Reichlin Cruse promoted to Managing Director

IWPR announces Student Parent Success Initiative’s Lindsey Reichlin Cruse promoted to Managing Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute for Women’s Policy Research announced today that Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, a sought-after leader on postsecondary success and opportunities for student parents, is being promoted to Managing Director. In her new role, she will lead a dynamic team of researchers and [...]

April 19, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|

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The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents

Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations

Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.

The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

IWPR announces Student Parent Success Initiative’s Lindsey Reichlin Cruse promoted to Managing Director

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