By Caitlin Cruz Women held 50.04 percent of jobs in December, with 109,000 more women holding jobs than men, according to the data. Some professions that have historically been considered “women’s work” have seen growth, while the number of jobs in some male-dominated sectors declined. [...]

by Martha Burk By far the most influential of several U.S. think tanks specializing in issues of importance to women, IWPR grew from a small three-person shop to a powerhouse in the policy community under Hartmann’s steady hand. Since its inception, the Institute’s research and policy [...]

By Martin Austermuhle Advocates of the law say this could play out in a few ways. First, if a woman who has been working retail for a year leaves her job late in her pregnancy, she won’t have access to any of the paid leave [...]

By Andrew Keshner Denmark’s paid parental leave laws give mothers four weeks of wage replacement before birth and 14 weeks after that. They then have an additional 32 weeks, which they can split with the father, though past research showed mothers typically took most of [...]

Women held more U.S. jobs than men in December for the first time in nearly a decade, a development that likely reflects the future of the American workforce. The gap between men and women on payrolls had been narrowing over recent years, reflecting growth in [...]

by Warren Rojas It takes some women without paid family leave over a decade to make their way back into the workforce. The lack of support greatly limits their participation and lifelong earning potential, according to a study conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy [...]