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
Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Washington, DC—A new briefing paper released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that eligibility requirements for many college promise (or “free college”) programs need to change to include student parents, a demographic that is central [...]
Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 New analysis finds that women’s job growth in construction trades was nearly 5 times faster than job growth in the field overall Washington, DC—Between 2017 and 2018, the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6 percent, rising [...]
Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org New study of earnings and labor force participation finds commonly cited figures on the gender wage gap may underestimate pay inequality Washington, DC—Women today earn just 49 cents to the typical men’s dollar, much less than the 80 cents [...]
The Hub’s research will explore the health effects of paid leave policies, minimum wage laws, state and federal tax benefits, and more Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Today, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the University of California, Berkeley, announce the launch [...]
“I was not allowed to work for 12 years for more than an odd job here and there. I can’t even begin to start listing lost opportunities.” Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Nearly three in four survivors (73 percent) of intimate partner violence report [...]
With virtually no change in the gender wage gap in 2017, women will not see equal pay for 41 more years at the current rate The gender wage gap widened between women of all racial and ethnic groups and White men Washington, DC— A fact [...]
