Press Releases
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 [...]
On Equal Pay Day, Study Finds Women Earn Less Than Men – Whether They Do the Same Job or Different Jobs
Whether they work in the same occupations as men or work in different occupations, women’s median earnings are lower than men’s, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Using the most recent data for full-time workers released by the [...]
Gender Wage Gap Narrows only Slightly Even though Women’s Earnings Are More Important than Ever to American Families
A new Fact Sheet released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that in 2009 median weekly earnings for women were $657 compared with $819 for men, a female-to-male-earnings ratio of 80.2 percent [...]