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Gender Wage Gap Sept 2024
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.

CFS Launch
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.

SC mife decision June 2024
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

Black Single Mothers in College
Understanding the Needs of Black Single Mothers in College

IWPR spoke with 25 Black single mothers as they strive for their college degree about the challenges they face and the programs that help them balance family with their academic careers.

EPD 2024 Wage Gap Fact Sheet
On Equal Pay Day 2024, New IWPR Report Reveals that Women Earn Less than Men in All Occupations, Even Ones Commonly Held by Women

Women are paid eighty-four (84) cents for every dollar a man makes, a persistent gender wage gap that spans all professions, even those typically held by women, according to a new report released by IWPR

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IWPR Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students  Eleven Programs Across the Country Receive First-Ever IWPR Grants for Direct Services  [...]

National Gender Wage Gap Widens Significantly in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—UPDATED  September 12, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  Gender Wage Gap Widens Significantly in 2023 for the First Time in 20 Years, With Women Workers Making Just 82.7 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men, down from 84 Cents in 2022  At [...]

For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 9, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away  Washington, DC — Black women earned 66 cents for every dollar earned by White men in 2022, according to data released by IWPR on [...]

SCOTUS Allows Access to Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho—For Now  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 27, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  SCOTUS Allows Access to Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho—For Now   Washington, DC — IWPR President and CEO Dr. Jamila K. Taylor issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision prevented Idaho from enforcing its [...]

New IWPR Analysis Shows State Abortion Bans Cost the US Economy $68 Billion Annually

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 20, 2024  Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100  Ahead of the Second Anniversary of the Overturn of Roe v. Wade, New IWPR Analysis Shows State Abortion Bans Cost the US Economy $68 Billion Annually  Washington, DC — The Institute for Women's Policy [...]