New IWPR Analysis Reveals Economic Harm of State Abortion Bans
IWPR's latest report points to a clear correlation between abortion restrictions and economic underperformance, further highlighting that restrictions or total bans on abortion care not only jeopardize women’s health but actively harm state economies.
IWPR Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students
IWPR has proudly announced the launch of its new initiative, Connect for Success—a groundbreaking initiative aiming to significantly increase community college students' access to high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care services. The initiative starts with awards to eleven grantees across the country working on the ground to provide students with the support they need to succeed.
National Gender Wage Gap Widens in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years, With Women Making 82.7 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men, Down from 84 Cents in 2022
“The worsening gender wage gap is a national disgrace," says IWPR President and CEO Dr. Jamila K. Taylor.
Supreme Court Rejects Far Right Effort to Restrict Access to Medication Abortions and Mifepristone
"The far-right effort to block access to mifepristone is not about women’s safety—it is about controlling women’s choices and curtailing their freedoms. It is part of a broader crusade to impose their own ideology on women in this country and prevent them from making their own reproductive health care decisions. Today, we celebrate this decision, but we must remain vigilant against such attacks.”
--IWPR President Dr. Jamila K. Taylor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2026 Contact: Williams@IWPR.org Report highlights a second consecutive year of decline for women’s full-time earnings. WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in recognition of Equal Pay Day—which marks how far into the year a woman must work to earn what a man earned the [...]
Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on the New York Times’ Cesar Chavez investigation that revealed the abuse of labor and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta. To our unrelenting warrior, Dolores Huerta. When I read your words [...]
Re: The Maternal Mortality Review Information App (MMRIA) (OMB Control No. 0920-1294, Exp. 5/31/2026)—Revision—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Docket No. CDC-2026-0005 The Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) is critical to understanding [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2026 The Jobs Report for February 2026 was released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The following is a statement from Kate Bahn, PhD, chief economist and senior vice president of research at the Institute for Women's Policy [...]
Re: Comments for US Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee Proposed Rule IWPR strongly opposes the proposed Department of Education rule reflecting the RISE Committee’s decision to omit many post-baccalaureate degrees from the regulatory definition of “professional degree.” The degrees [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2026 CONTACT: Tonya J. Williams Williams@iwpr.org 615-417-8314 Federal Layoffs, Dismantled DEI, and Economic Instability Pushed Over 100,000 Black Women Out of the Labor Market in 2025 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the nation's [...]
