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May 9, 2020 by C. Nicole Mason

The system was never designed for working moms

We understand the system is broken and that it’s not our fault. It was never made for us. It was made for working men.

Five Pathways to Good Jobs for Women

As Labor Day approaches, we’re thinking about the jobs and opportunities that do the best job of promoting women’s economic mobility and security.

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We’re in a She-cession
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We’re in a She-cession

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We’re in a She-cession

The economic recession caused by Covid-19 has disproportionately affected women, especially women of color. IWPR President/CEO Nicole Mason joins CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction podcast for a discussion on how the pandemic has exposed gaps in our childcare and employment systems.

September 17, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, CNN, COVID 19, Unemployment|

Coronavirus crisis caused 40% of parents to change their job situation, survey finds
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Coronavirus crisis caused 40% of parents to change their job situation, survey finds

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Coronavirus crisis caused 40% of parents to change their job situation, survey finds

Working parents are feeling the sting of the coronavirus pandemic — and it's hitting women especially hard.

September 17, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: CNBC, COVID 19, Recession, Unemployment|

Same Gap, Different Year: IWPR says wage gap persists
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Same Gap, Different Year: IWPR says wage gap persists

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Same Gap, Different Year: IWPR says wage gap persists

An analysis released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that women are still almost 40 years from reaching pay equity with men if trends continue at the current pace. Each year the wage gap persists, women fall further behind men in overall earnings and ability to build assets and wealth with a cumulative effect each year in which earnings differences continue.

September 16, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Pay Gap, Race and Ethnicity, Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Inequality|

OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it
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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

Black students with children hold more student loan debt than any other group. But there are steps we can take to reduce the crippling financial burden by Nicole Lynn Lewis When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed [...]