The Prosecutor’s Economic Security Pocket Guide
The Prosecutor’s Economic Security Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for any prosecutorial case file or trial notebook.
Women and Men in the Recovery: Where the Jobs Are; Women’s Recovery Strengthens in Year Four
While the number of jobs dropped steeply, particularly for men, in the Great Recession, slow job growth has characterized much of the recovery.
Expanding Social Security Benefits for Financially Vulnerable Populations
Social Security benefits are especially important to populations that experience greater economic insecurity as they age — particularly women, people of color, and same-sex couples.
Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480
Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480
In 2008, the District of Columbia passed the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, which guarantees workers the right to earn paid sick days. This law, however, excludes tipped workers in the restaurant industry, and employees aren’t covered until after they have worked for a particular employer for more than one year and 1,000 hours.
Valuing Good Health in the District of Columbia: The Costs and Benefits of the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013
Using the parameters of the proposed legislation and publicly available data, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates some of the anticipated costs and benefits to employees and employers that will result from providing earned sick days to newly covered workers.
Women’s Jobs Reaching Pre-Recession Numbers
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 148,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in September, women gained 76,000 of those jobs (51 percent) while men gained 72,000 jobs (49 percent).
Investing In Women’s Employment
This report outlines how investing in women’s employment has led to enhanced business performance and productivity for companies in diverse countries and sectors.
Population Policy Brief Series: Older Survivors & Economic Security
This Population Policy Brief focuses on the victimization, costs of abuse and barriers to safety and recovery that older survivors experience.
Gender Poverty Gap Grows in Recovery: Men’s Poverty Dropped Since Recession, Women’s Poverty Stagnates
The persistent gap in male and female poverty has been growing during the economic recovery, with 16.3 percent of females, and 13.6 percent of males living in poverty in 2012.
The Gender Wage Gap: 2012
The ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earnings was 76.5 percent for full-time/year-round workers in 2012.
