By Janet Zaretsky Women are underrepresented at every level of business, though they make up more than half of college students today. But despite this knowledge, we have yet to move the needle significantly. That is not to say there has been no progress — [...]

BY KARRIGAN MONK The study, “The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment and Earnings,” gave the state a C rating, an improvement from the D rating of the original “The Status of Women in the States” published in 2004. The rating improved largely because median [...]

By Elizabeth Castillo Philanthropy and public policy have yet to catch up with this logic of creating new options rather than minimizing costs. For example, a recent report by the Arizona Chamber Foundation (ACF) argues against large-scale subsidizing of in-state college education, stating that “such [...]

by MEREDITH CAREY Thankfully, we've since learned the error of our ways—but we could all use the reminder that we're actually devaluing our salary by leaving those days behind. (Especially given women are already earning about 19.5 percent less than our male counterparts, according to the Institute [...]

By Thomas Friestad “According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, if employed women in Pennsylvania were paid the same as comparable men, their poverty rate would be reduced by more than half (from 7.3 percent to estimated 3.6 percent) and poverty among single mothers [...]

by Connor Everett Eight percent of single mothers in college graduate with an associate or bachelor’s degree within six years, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. This statistic is a stark contrast to the 49 percent graduation rate of women without children. >>Read more