Research highlights long-term economic benefit of paid family leave  Contact: Lea Woods, woods@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—A new study released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) underscores the long-term effects of paid family leave on women’s participation in the workforce. The analysis of [...]

New report finds sharp declines in people moving for jobs at a time when job growth is increasingly geographically concentrated  Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—A new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds an across-the-board decline in the number of [...]

A new state-level analysis released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that every state in the country would see economic and social returns on investments in higher education for single mothers, who currently number nearly 2 million undergraduates in the United States.

New report finds increasing overwork and lack of paid time off have exacerbated gender inequality at work and at home Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Mothers work 300 more hours per year than they did in 1977, while fathers’ hours at work are broadly [...]

Contact: Adriane Brown:  abrown@skdknick.com WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 13, 2019) - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women, announced today its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Dr. C. Nicole Mason as the Institute’s [...]

Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202-785-5100 Washington, DC—Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a new report that shares more information on the demographics of inventors applying for patents. The report presents findings of the USPTO’s study of the gender and racial gaps in [...]