Press Releases
New IWPR National Survey Shows That This Mother’s Day, What Women Want Is: Child Care, Paid Family Leave, and Good Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 4, 2021 Contact: Liz Rose | 202-355-3559 | rose@iwpr.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new national survey from the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) highlights the difficulties mothers face in 2021. This Mother’s Day, mothers are asking for universal high-quality [...]
Biden’s Proposed Child Care Plan Will Save Families $96 Billion in Year 1, $957B Over 10-years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Rose | 202-355-3559 | rose@iwpr.org Washington, DC —New analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows childcare investments proposed in the American Families Plan will save families $96 Billion in Year 1 and $957 Billion over 10-years. Families in [...]
Free Community College Proposed in the American Families Plan Will Benefit Student Parents and Families With Low Incomes For Generations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 28, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) applauds President Biden’s proposal in the American Families Plan to make historic investments in students who have existed at the [...]
IWPR announces Student Parent Success Initiative’s Lindsey Reichlin Cruse promoted to Managing Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute for Women’s Policy Research announced today that Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, a sought-after leader on postsecondary success and opportunities for student parents, is being promoted to Managing Director. In her new role, she will lead a dynamic team of researchers and [...]
New IWPR Report Highlights the Systemic Challenges Young Women of Color Are Facing in the COVID-19 Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 6, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | weber@iwpr.org | (646) 719-7021 Washington, D.C. – A new study, Out of Work, Taking on Care: Young Women Face Mounting Challenges in the “She-cession" from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that longstanding [...]
Americans Are Getting Back to Work, but Job Growth is Twice as High For Men Than For Women, and the Gender Jobs Deficit Widens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Rose | 202-355-3559 | rose@iwpr.org Washington, DC — While new Employment Situation data for March from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 315,000 increase in women’s jobs on payroll (34.4% of all added jobs), IWPR analysis of BLS data [...]