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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 [...]
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 IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Three in Four Adults (73%) Consider Reproductive Rights a Crucial Policy Area for Their Families, According to New Institute for Women’s Policy Research Poll on Reproductive Health and Rights Washington, DC – Today, the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
