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.
“Local business organizations vigorously opposed San Francisco’s[Paid Sick Leave] law when it was proposed, predicting job losses, shuttered businesses and slashed benefits. But they were wrong. A recent survey by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research of employers and workers found that San Francisco’s law has been a success. It has allowed workers to stay at home when they or their children are ill, and two-thirds of the city’s employers now support the mandate. ”