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The Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA’s birth control mandate could cost women hundreds of dollars each year
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA’s birth control mandate could cost women hundreds of dollars each year

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA’s birth control mandate could cost women hundreds of dollars each year

By: Alicia Adamczyk Women who have access to legal contraception beginning at ages 18 to 21 earn an estimated 5% more per hour and 11% more per year by the time they’re 40 than those who do not have access to birth control, a 2019 report from the [...]

July 8, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Affordable Care Act, CNBC, Reproductive Rights|

Ending the extra $600 federal benefit will harm ‘vast majority’ of unemployed workers, especially women and people of color
Ending the extra $600 federal benefit will harm ‘vast majority’ of unemployed workers, especially women and people of color

Ending the extra $600 federal benefit will harm ‘vast majority’ of unemployed workers, especially women and people of color

By Alicia Adamczyk If Congress decides not to extend the extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits past its July 31 end date, the “vast majority” of unemployed workers will be “harmed” without it, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. While workers of all [...]

July 6, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: CNBC, COVID-19, Pandemic, Unemployment|

Women net more jobs than men post shutdown, but remain disproportionately impacted by overall losses.
Women net more jobs than men post shutdown, but remain disproportionately impacted by overall losses.

Women net more jobs than men post shutdown, but remain disproportionately impacted by overall losses.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lea Woods | 202-785-5100 | woods@iwpr.org As the economy reopens and re-hiring begins, unemployment rates remain high for Black and Latina women, and younger workers. Washington, DC — Most recent employment data show steady declines in unemployment for both women and men. Women [...]

July 2, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: COVID-19, Pandemic, Recession, Unemployment|

Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.
Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

BY EMILY BARONE Women have been affected across the board, losing jobs at disproportionate rates in most industries and returning to the workforce slower than their male colleagues—even in sectors where employment levels have been essentially gender neutral. In retail, for instance, women held 50% of [...]

June 10, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: COVID-19, Pandemic, Time Magazine, Unemployment|

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs
‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

By Leticia Miranda Women who work entered the year on a high note, with sky-high employment numbers thanks, in part, to the rapid expansion of industries such as health care and education. However, the impact of the coronavirus has wiped out nearly all of women’s gains [...]

June 8, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: COVID-19, NBC News, Pandemic, Unemployment|

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare
As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lea Woods | 202-785-5100 | woods@iwpr.org In January, women made a little more than 50 percent of workers on payroll. Today, they make up just 49.2 percent due to tremendous job loss since March in sectors dominated by women. Women dominated [...]

June 5, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA’s birth control mandate could cost women hundreds of dollars each year

Ending the extra $600 federal benefit will harm ‘vast majority’ of unemployed workers, especially women and people of color

Women net more jobs than men post shutdown, but remain disproportionately impacted by overall losses.

Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

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