FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 “This is a dark day for American democracy and women’s reproductive rights.” SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade Washington, D.C. — The Supreme Court today issued a decision effectively overturning Roe v. [...]
USA TODAY News By Donovan Slack and Ella Lee State restrictions on abortion already have resulted in 505,000 fewer women age 15 to 44 in the labor force, according to a study last year by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The institute estimated the country’s [...]
Washingtonian For a long time, people have moved to Washington to change the world. Now more than ever, young people are eager to see improvements to our country, our climate, and our justice system. Unfortunately, polls have shown that many of those young advocates have [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 “An Unprecedented Turning Back of the Clock on Women’s Freedom” Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Appears to Signal the End of Roe v. Wade Washington, D.C. — News reports today revealed a leaked [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 History is Made! Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is First Black Woman Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court! Washington, D.C. — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) CEO and President C. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 Equal Pay Day 2022: Despite wage gains in recent months, women still earn just 83 percent of what men make across most sectors and occupations Washington, D.C. — Women still earn [...]