In 2021, Working Moms Made Just 62 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Working Fathers
August 15 was Mom's Equal Pay Day and IWPR's research shows that mothers were paid less than fathers in every single state and the District of Columbia in 2021.
July 27 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day and IWPR Research Shows Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State
Black women earned 64 cents for every dollar earned by White men in 2022 and won't reach pay equity until 2144, according to data released by IWPR ahead of Black women’s Equal Pay Day.
New IWPR Poll: For the Class of 2023 in the Northeast, State Abortion Laws are a Key Factor in College Decisions
A recent poll commissioned by IWPR and conducted by Morning Consult found that seventy-six (76) percent of students polled do not want to attend school in a state where abortion is restricted.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 President Biden’s State of the Union Offers Hope for Women’s Equity in the Workplace, Working Families President Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act and National Family and Medical Leave Legislation [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 Biden Announces Historic Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, First Black Woman Nominee in U.S. History Washington, D.C. — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) CEO and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 Washington, D.C. — Today it was announced that the U.S. National Women’s Soccer team had reached a $24 million settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation in their suit alleging gender discrimination [...]
Fondation CHANEL, Pivotal Ventures and Washington D.C. Power Women’s Group team up to tackle gender inequality, host Power+ Summit aimed at accelerating women’s power and influence in society. Washington, D.C. — The Institute for Women’s Policy Research announced today it is partnering with Fondation CHANEL [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 “A Tremendous Opportunity to Increase the Gender and Racial Diversity of the Court,” says C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Washington, D.C. — The [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 Contact: William Lutz | lutz@iwpr.org | (202) 684-7534 Washington, D.C. —Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) CEO and President C. Nicole Mason today lamented the failure of voting rights legislation in the Senate and the fact that trivial concerns [...]
