Florida

Investing in Single Mothers’ Higher Education

Earning a higher education is increasingly necessary for achieving family economic security. For single mothers, who are more likely to live in poverty than other women, earning postsecondary credentials can bring substantial benefits, from increased lifetime earnings and employment rates to better health outcomes and chances of success for their children.

By Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Jessica Milli, Susana Contreras-Mendez, Tessa Holtzman and Barbara Gault|2021-01-27T06:04:03-05:00December 18, 2019|Report, Student Parent Success Initiative|Comments Off on Investing in Single Mothers’ Higher Education

The Status of Women in Northeast Florida: Strengthening the Pipeline for Women’s Advancement to Leadership

Starting in 1996, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau among other data sets, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research launched its Status of Women in the States report series, which looks at numerous metrics that relate to the economic achievement, poverty, physical and mental health, education, work and family, violence and safety, reproductive rights, and political participation of women.

By Elyse Shaw|2020-11-04T17:02:18-05:00October 23, 2019|Research and Action Hub|Comments Off on The Status of Women in Northeast Florida: Strengthening the Pipeline for Women’s Advancement to Leadership

Basic Economic Security in the United States: How Much Income Do Working Adults Need in Each State?

To experience economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses and save for emergencies and retirement. The Basic Economic Security Tables (BEST) Index provides a measure of how much income working adults of different family types need to be economically secure in each state.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Jennifer Clark and Jeff Hayes|2021-10-28T13:30:28-05:00October 11, 2018|Economic, Security, Mobility, and Equity|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in the United States: How Much Income Do Working Adults Need in Each State?

The Status of Women in Florida by County: Health & Well-Being

The Status of Women in Florida by County: Health & Well-Being is one in a series of four publications on women’s status across Florida’s counties commissioned by the Florida Women’s Funding Alliance, an affinity group of Florida Philanthropic Network.

By Julie Anderson|2020-08-27T01:34:43-05:00May 22, 2018|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off on The Status of Women in Florida by County: Health & Well-Being

The Status of Women in the States: 2015

The Status of Women in the States: 2015 provides critical data to identify areas of progress for women in states across the nation and pinpoint where additional improvements are still needed. It presents hundreds of data points for each state across seven areas that affect women’s lives: political participation, employment and earnings, work and family, poverty and opportunity, reproductive rights, health and well-being, and violence and safety.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Jessica Milli, Ariane Hegewisch, Stephanie Román, Julie Anderson and Justine Augeri|2020-08-26T23:23:39-05:00May 20, 2015|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off on The Status of Women in the States: 2015

Access to Paid Sick Days in Orange County, Florida

An analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that approximately 45 percent of workers living in Orange County, Florida lack even a single paid sick day. This lack of access is even more pronounced among low-income and part-time workers.