
Join us for IWPR’s 2026 Power+ Summit, The Power Grid: Driving Gender Equity Forward, taking place September 28–29 in Detroit, MI.
Together, we will spark bold ideas, share breakthroughs, and shape the future of gender equity.
DeAna Jimenez is a single mom who many times has had to choose between finding a family member or friend to care for her sick child or staying home and missing a day’s pay.
In Colorado, more than 813,000 private-sector workers, almost 43 percent of the state’s workforce, don’t have paid sick leave, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

Join us for IWPR’s 2026 Power+ Summit, The Power Grid: Driving Gender Equity Forward, taking place September 28–29 in Detroit, MI.
Together, we will spark bold ideas, share breakthroughs, and shape the future of gender equity.