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Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions
Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions

Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions

by Sara Weissman A lack of on-campus childcare also impacts some communities more than others. Nearly 42% of student parents attend community colleges, and large percentages of minority students have kids at home. About a third of Black students, over a fourth of Native American [...]

November 21, 2019|Categories: Press Hits|

Here’s a way to increase college completion rates
Here’s a way to increase college completion rates

Here’s a way to increase college completion rates

By Jenny Anderson Read more at Quartz

November 17, 2019|Categories: Press Hits|

Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago
Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago

Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago

New report finds increasing overwork and lack of paid time off have exacerbated gender inequality at work and at home Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Mothers work 300 more hours per year than they did in 1977, while fathers’ hours at work are broadly [...]

November 14, 2019|Categories: Press Releases|

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO

Contact: Adriane Brown: abrown@skdknick.com WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 13, 2019) - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women, announced today its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Dr. C. Nicole Mason as the Institute’s [...]

November 13, 2019|Categories: Press Releases|

IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting
IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting

IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting

Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a new report that shares more information on the demographics of inventors applying for patents. The report presents findings of the USPTO’s study of the gender and racial gaps in [...]

November 1, 2019|Categories: Press Releases|

Report: Head Start-College Partnerships Improve Success for Student Parents
Report: Head Start-College Partnerships Improve Success for Student Parents

Report: Head Start-College Partnerships Improve Success for Student Parents

by Lois Elfman Head Start services and on-campus childcare centers can help student parents earn their degrees and establish long-term economic security. That’s the findings from a new report titled, “Head Start-College Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Family Economic Success: A Study of Benefits, [...]

October 31, 2019|Categories: Press Hits|

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Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions

Here’s a way to increase college completion rates

Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO

IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting

Report: Head Start-College Partnerships Improve Success for Student Parents

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