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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it
OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

Black students with children hold more student loan debt than any other group. But there are steps we can take to reduce the crippling financial burden by Nicole Lynn Lewis When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed [...]

September 16, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Access to Higher Education, Black Women, Student Loans and Debt, Student Parent Success Initiative SPSI, The Hechinger Report|

Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start
Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start

Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has released a guide detailing how to forge much-needed collaborations with Head Start.

September 14, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Access to Higher Education, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Head Start, Student Parent Success Initiative SPSI|

The system was never designed for working moms
The system was never designed for working moms

The system was never designed for working moms

We understand the system is broken and that it’s not our fault. It was never made for us. It was made for working men.

September 11, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: The Lily, Working Mothers|

There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it.
There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it.

There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it.

When our employers force us to keep our salaries secret, they make life worse for everyone.

September 9, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Pay Gap, Pay Secrecy, Press EPD, The Washington Post|

Jobs Day Numbers Show Slow Recovery Efforts
Jobs Day Numbers Show Slow Recovery Efforts

Jobs Day Numbers Show Slow Recovery Efforts

Women continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID 19 pandemic as they remain 6.1 million jobs below pre-COVID levels from February, despite making a gain of 800,000 jobs compared with men’s 600,000 new jobs since July.

September 4, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: COVID-19, Recession, Unemployment|

IWPR Statement on 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
IWPR Statement on 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

IWPR Statement on 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2020 Contact: Keri A. Potts | 860-839-3438 | potts@iwpr.org On Historic Day, We are Reminded of the Power of Women’s Vote and Leadership "Today, we celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. It was [...]

August 26, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: Suffrage, Women's Equality Day|

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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

Guide Outlines Benefits of Institutional Collaboration with Head Start

The system was never designed for working moms

There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it.

Jobs Day Numbers Show Slow Recovery Efforts

IWPR Statement on 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

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