COVID-19’s Impact on Women and Their Families in Georgia
By: Stacey Abrams and Alí Bustamante. Photo by Kevin [...]
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.
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.
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.
Organizations Working with Latina Immigrants: Resources and Strategies for Change
DOWNLOAD REPORT IWPR’s study explored the challenges many [...]
The Status of Women in the States: 2002
Women in the United States have achieved great advances [...]
