The Economic Status of Women in Indiana: Highlights
Indiana reflects both the advances and limited progress achieved by women in the United States.
Public Health and Paid Sick Days: Policy Action to Limit the Spread of Disease and Improve Health In Massachusetts
The public health aspect of paid sick days policies is extremely compelling.
The Unemployment Modernization Act: Improving UI Equity and Adequacy for Women
I would like to address the need for three important changes proposed in H.R. 2233, the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act: the Alternative Base Period; coverage of part-time workers; and support for workers who lose their jobs because of family circumstances.
Supporting Healthy Washington, DC Communities with a Minimum Paid Sick Days Standard Testimony on the Paid Sick and Safe Days Act of 2007, Bill 17-197Supporting Healthy Washington, DC Communities with a Minimum Paid Sick Days Standard Testimony on the Paid Sick and Safe Days Act of 2007, Bill 17-197
Supporting Healthy Washington, DC Communities with a Minimum Paid Sick Days Standard Testimony on the Paid Sick and Safe Days Act of 2007, Bill 17-197
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has been conducting research and providing technical assistance on paid sick days to members of Congress, state legislatures, municipal governing bodies, and other groups since 2000.
The Economic Status of Women in Ohio: Wide Disparities by Race and Ethnicity
This paper examines how women in Ohio fare on eight indicators of women’s economic status, in comparison with women in other states, including in Ohio’s region, and with women nationally.
Keeping Moms on the Job: The Impacts of Health Insurance and Child Care on Job Retention and Mobility among Low-Income Mothers
Since the 1996 welfare reform legislation, government support programs for low-income families have emphasized “work-first” strategies, viewing employment as the primary route to self-sufficiency.
Older Women’s Economic Status in Texas
Social Security is a crucial source of income for Texas’s seniors, and especially so for women. Fewer women than men have pension income. The majority of Texas’s senior women live alone. Many seniors in Texas continue to work for pay. Women are more likely than men to be poor or disabled. Older African American and Hispanic women are the most likely to be poor and the least likely to have income from assets such as savings accounts or stocks and bonds.
Older Women’s Economic Status in Ohio
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Older Women’s Economic Status in Georgia
Social Security is a crucial source of income for Georgia’s seniors, and especially so for women.
Older Women’s Economic Status in Illinois
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