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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students Eleven Programs Across the Country Receive First-Ever IWPR Grants for Direct Services [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Three in Four Adults (73%) Consider Reproductive Rights a Crucial Policy Area for Their Families, According to New Institute for Women’s Policy Research Poll on Reproductive Health and Rights Washington, DC – Today, the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 For Black Women, Pay Equity Remains More than Two Centuries Away Washington, DC — Black women earned 66 cents for every dollar earned by White men in 2022, according to data released by IWPR on [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Supreme Court Known for Overturning Roe v. Wade Blocks Far Right Effort to Restrict Access to Safe and Common Drug Used for Medication Abortion Washington, DC—Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) President and CEO [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 May 28, 2024 The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) Announces Major New Grant from Melinda French Gates for Its Economic Equity and Women’s Health Research Washington, DC — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) today [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 IWPR Celebrates Release of Title IX Rule Washington, DC — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s final regulatory action on Title IX: “The [...]
