By The American Staff BioSTL was nationally recognized by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) as one of the organizations making strides to increase equity in entrepreneurship in its recently released report, "Closing the Gender Gap in Patenting, Innovation and Commercialization – Programs Promoting Equity and [...]

By Michael E. Kanell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In Georgia, 58.1 percent of women are in the labor force, compared with 68 percent of men, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Washington, D.C.-based group. In another sign of motherhood’s impact, the share of women working part-time is [...]

By SAMANTHA COONEY August 14, 2018 But others fear pay transparency could spark jealousy among employees and reduce the number of staffers a company can hire. Pay transparency is still relatively rare in the private sector, according to Stephanie Penner, a senior partner at consulting firm [...]

By Michelle Liu Mississippi Today The Washington, D.C.,-based Institute for Women’s Policy Research estimates that the U.S. economy would produce $512.6 billion more income if women received equal pay to men– a sum representing 2.8 percent of 2016 gross domestic product and about 16 times [...]

By Lynn Brezosky  Employers found in violation of the ordinance, enacted at part of the city’s public health code, would have an opportunity to remedy before paying a $500 civil fine. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 350,000 people, or 39 percent of the [...]

By Katie Kindelan The news for black women is not promising if nothing is done. Black women may not see equal pay until 2124 if current trends continue, the think tank Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) found. In addition to deserving the right to be [...]