By Liz Blood Finances: 74 percent of survivors report staying with an abuser for economic reasons. (Institute for Women’s Policy Research) >Read more

By James Paterson Meanwhile, fewer institutions are offering child care services for students. In 2015, 49% of four-year public colleges offered child care, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, down from 55% in 2005. The share of community colleges with child care centers dropped from 53% in [...]

By Andrea Camp Closing the income gap should be a national economic priority. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, if women were paid the same as men, the poverty rate among working women would decrease from the current 8 percent to 3.8 percent, [...]

By Brian Zahn The economic impact of education can be stark, the report argues. According to a cited report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a single mother with an associate degree makes an average of $153,000 more in her lifetime than a single mother [...]

By Wilborn P. Nobles III Women working full-time jobs in Louisiana make about 67 cents for every dollar made by a white man also employed full-time, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research study, called "The Status of Women in the States." That figure worsens for [...]

By Jihan Reksodiputro According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in four women have been victims of severe physical violence by partners, as compared to one in seven men. Additionally in the U.S., one in five women have reported being raped in their lifetime as [...]