Early childhood and higher education systems can do more to support each other's goals and boost economic mobility for America's families, especially those in which students are also parents, a report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) finds.

According to a recent study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and Ascend at the Aspen Institute, of the 2.1 million single mothers who enroll in college each year, nearly 90 percent are low-income, 43 percent work over 30 hours per week, and [...]

Among these older students, more than half are parents, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Two-thirds have low incomes, compared to 36 percent of their traditional-aged classmates. Fifty-seven percent work at least 20 hours a week, versus 39 percent of younger students. And 44 percent, compared to [...]

By Katha Pollitt It is frequently pointed out that the states passing abortion restrictions and bans are states where women’s status remains particularly low. Take Alabama. According to one study, by almost every index—pay, workforce participation, percentage of single mothers living in poverty, mortality due to [...]

By Stephanie Saul Reacting to the proposal, Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a nonpartisan think tank, said that experiences in states with paid family leave programs suggested that women in those states were healthier, that their babies were healthier “and [...]

By Christopher Booker The college years are often thought of as a time of freedom and exploration, a time to try things out you may never get the chance to do again. But for nearly 4 million undergraduates who are not only going to class [...]