Child Care

Tackling Childcare:The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare
Tackling Childcare:The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare

Tackling Childcare:The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare

Almost one in 10 of the world’s population, 679 million, are children younger than five years old. To thrive and develop, these children and their older siblings need care.

By International Finance Corporation a member of the World Bank Group|2021-10-28T13:30:32-05:00October 1, 2017|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity|Comments Off

Supports that Matter in Workforce Development Programs: A National Client Survey on Access to Services
Supports that Matter in Workforce Development Programs: A National Client Survey on Access to Services

Supports that Matter in Workforce Development Programs: A National Client Survey on Access to Services

This report presents findings from a national, online survey of more than 1,800 participants in job training programs. It captures their perspectives on the role of supportive services such as child care and transportation assistance in facilitating their success in job training, the availability of supportive services across different types of training programs, the unmet support needs of program participants, and the significance of job training for their lives.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Meika Berlan, Jessica Milli and Emma Williams-Baron|2021-10-28T13:30:33-05:00February 28, 2017|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity|0 Comments

College Students with Children: National and Regional Profiles
College Students with Children: National and Regional Profiles

College Students with Children: National and Regional Profiles

This report provides a national and regional profile of undergraduate college students who are raising dependent children.

By Elizabeth Noll, Barbara Gault and Lindsey Reichlin Cruse|2020-08-31T20:45:15-05:00January 30, 2017|Report, Student Parent Success Initiative|0 Comments

Job Training and Support Services In-The-News: Week of November 14, 2016

Weekly Roundup of the news on women and supportive services [...]

By IWPR|2016-11-17T17:13:05-05:00November 17, 2016|IWPR|0 Comments

Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs
Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs

Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs

This report investigates women’s experiences in large, low-wage, growing, female-dominated occupations, comparing demographic data and indicators of economic security between 1994 and 2014, and projecting growth rates to 2024.