Press Releases
Low‐Income Women Lack Housing Options Five Years After Katrina
Fact sheets released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research show that women of color remained, returned, or moved to New Orleans in low numbers relative to white women in the five years since Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of the city.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research Announces New Research Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 25 - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) is proud to announce that Dr. Robert Drago joined the staff as Director of Research in June. Dr. Drago recently served as Senior Economist at the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and Professor [...]
New IWPR/IFES Survey Reports on Women’s Political, Economic, and Social Status in Morocco
A national survey of the political, economic, social and legal status of women in Morocco released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows a mixed picture of women’s status in the region.
This Father's Day, Dads Need Health Insurance; Most Uninsured Are Men
WASHINGTON – A new study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) reveals some bad news for men: they are a majority of non‐elderly adults in the United States who lack health insurance, according to [...]
This Father’s Day, Dads Need Health Insurance; Most Uninsured Are Men
WASHINGTON – A new study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) reveals some bad news for men: they are a majority of non‐elderly adults in the United States who lack health insurance, according to [...]
IWPR and PHI Report Shows Home Care in California is Cost Effective
A new study released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and PHI concludes that reducing In Home Support Services (IHSS) in California will be costly for taxpayers. Currently, California’s Medicaid long-term care program, which includes IHSS, places among the top five states [...]