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 2011 study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, more than 1 million Michigan workers – about 46 percent of private sector workers – cannot take sick leave when they are ill. This leads to numerous problems, including children showing up at school when they are sick, more people getting sick from working near sick co-workers and decreased productivity.