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.
According to a recent study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and Ascend at the Aspen Institute, of the 2.1 million single mothers who enroll in college each year, nearly 90 percent are low-income, 43 percent work over 30 hours per week, and 40 percent said that dependent care obligations seemed “likely” or very “likely” to cause them to drop out. Yet, one in three student parents maintains a GPA of 3.5 or higher.