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 September 25, 2025 CONTACT: Tonya Williams, williams@iwpr.org IWPR Launches Brief Series on One Big Beautiful Bill's Threat to Women's Economic Security Washington, DC – The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading national think tank advancing women’s equity for [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2025 CONTACT: Chandler Rollins, rollins@iwpr.org Washington, DC – Analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that in 2024, the gender wage gap worsened as women who worked full-time year-round were paid just 80.9 cents for every [...]
The following is a statement from Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on Dr. Lisa Cook “Dr. Lisa Cook has a long and distinguished career in both the public and private sector, and as the first black [...]
Re: Comments for RIN 1205-AC21, Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs (Submitted via regulations.gov) I. Introduction On behalf of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), I am writing to submit comments in response to the recent notice of proposed rulemaking, Prohibiting Illegal [...]
Washington, DC (September 2, 2025) — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) submitted comments today to the US Department of Labor (DOL) opposing its proposed rule to rescind and drastically revise the DOL’s Office of Apprenticeship Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements, which help [...]
The following is a statement from Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on the announced nomination of E.J. Antoni to serve as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The announced nomination of E.J. Antoni to replace Dr. Erika McEntarfer as [...]
