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Cecile Richards
IWPR President and CEO, Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, on the Passing of Cecile Richards

"Cecile’s leadership and brilliance were matched only by her kindness and the care that she brought to all her work."

CERH analysis release Oct 24
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.

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.

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.

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

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IWPR Statement on Omnibus Funding Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2022 Statement from C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research on the omnibus government funding bill released by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week Washington, D.C. — The omnibus spending bill released this week represents [...]

December 21, 2022|Categories: Media, Press Releases|

Latina Equal Pay Day: “It will take almost 200 years for Latinas to achieve pay equity.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | media@iwpr.org “It will take almost 200 years for Latinas to achieve pay equity. This pace is glacial, and untenable. We must actively work to address structural and systemic barriers to achieving parity. Latinas [...]

December 8, 2022|Categories: Press Releases|

IWPR wins $1.2 Million Competitive Research Grant from RWJF

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | media@iwpr.org | IWPR Receives $1.2 Million Competitive Research Grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute to establish new Research and Policy Hub Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Women’s [...]

December 6, 2022|Categories: Press Releases|

IWPR Statement on 2022 Mid-Term Election Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | media@iwpr.org | 202.683.6828 Election results prove Reproductive Rights and Economy are salient issues for women voters Washington, DC - In states across the country, election results show the economy and access to the [...]

November 9, 2022|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: |

IWPR celebrates the Biden Administration’s announcement of Million Women in Construction initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | espinoza@iwpr.org | 202.683.6828   Washington, DC - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research celebrates the Biden Administration’s announcement of a new Million Women in Construction initiative. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo  issued [...]

November 4, 2022|Categories: Press Releases|

“We Must and Can Do More to Accelerate the Closing of the Pay Gap for Black Women”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Contact: Carolina Espinoza | espinoza@iwpr.org | 202.683.6828   Statement from C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Washington, DC – Today, September 21st, marks how long Black women in the U.S. [...]

September 21, 2022|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: |