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The Pandemic Will Send More Women to the C-Suite

By Caroline Fairchild The immediate legacy of this pandemic is the outsized negative impact it’s had on working women. Yet when we look at the top of the corporate ladder, there are signs of hope. COVID-19 has been catastrophic for women — particularly minority women, low-income [...]

December 9, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , , |

Women’s Falling Unemployment Sign of Long-Term Problems Rather Than Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2020 Contact: Keri A. Potts | 860-839-3438 | potts@iwpr.org Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, data continue to show that women are impacted more strongly than men by the recession. Data show 1.7 million women have been officially unemployed for [...]

December 4, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|

The Women Who Could Lead Biden’s Economic Recovery

By Chabeli Carrazana President-Elect Joe Biden has the potential to place women at the helm of the nation’s top economic advisory positions—and help shatter another glass ceiling on the way. In the conversation for the three Cabinet positions most associated with the economy—Treasury, Commerce and [...]

November 20, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , |

New IWPR Report Shows Economic Recovery Hinges on School Reopenings, Strong Care Infrastructure, and Putting Women Back to Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2020 Contact: Keri A. Potts | 860-839-3438 | potts@iwpr.org New IWPR Report Shows Economic Recovery Hinges on School Reopenings, Strong Care Infrastructure, and Putting Women Back to Work Washington, DC — According to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), [...]

November 10, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|

Despite modest employment gains, women still 5.5 million jobs below pre-pandemic level. Unemployment for Black and Hispanic women remains high.

New October jobs data show women remain 5.5 million jobs below February's levels. Despite women gaining 280,000 (43.9 percent) of 638,000 new non-farm payroll jobs since October and adult women having lower unemployment rates (6.5 percent) than men (6.7 percent) for the first time since April, stubborn trends continue.

November 6, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: , , , |

Summit Focuses Equity Lens on Student Parent Success

By Dynahlee Padilla The experiences of student parents pursuing a college education amid the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of Thursday’s Achieving the Dream Student Parent Success Summit. A number of leaders, speakers and attendees across all disciplines at educational institutions and community-based organizations participated [...]

November 5, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: , , , |