Basic Economic Security in Missouri
Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Missouri's women, men, and children.
Basic Economic Security in Montana
Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Montana's women, men and children.
Comment on 2020 Census Federal Register Notice
IWPR relies on accurate and timely data from the federal statistical agencies, including the Census Bureau, for research across our program areas. A comprehensive, accurate decennial Census provides the primary source of information on the U.S. population and is the foundation on which many other data are based for gauging coverage, constructing population weights, and providing other inputs across the federal statistical system.
Improving Gender Diversity in Registered Apprenticeships: Best Practices from the Sheet Metal Workers and Ironworkers
Speakers included Kevin Byrnes, Chief of Staff, Ironworkers International; Laura Doligosa Ironworker Apprentice at MA Rebar Services Inc. and graduate of Ironworker Pre-Apprenticeship Program and Chicago Women in the Trades; Vicki O’Leary General Organizer, Ironworkers International; Leah Rambo Director of Training, SMART Local Union 28 (New York); and Jayne Vellinga, Executive Director, Chicago Women in the Trades. The webinar was moderated by Ariane Hegewisch, IWPR.
Closing the Gender Gap in Patenting, Innovation, and Commercialization: Programs Promoting Equity and Inclusion
This report profiles programs designed to increase gender diversity in patenting, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a variety of settings, including academic institutions, corporations, and government and nonprofit organizations.
Innovation and Intellectual Property among Women Entrepreneurs
This report investigates differences in women- and men-owned firms’ intellectual property holdings (including patents), their research and development activities, product innovations, and the relationships between innovative activities and business outcomes such as revenues and access to capital and start-up funding.
In June, Women Add 153,000 Payroll Jobs, or 72%, and Men Add 60,000: Unemployment Increases to 4.0 Percent, But Black and Hispanic Women Have Seen Declines in Past YearIn June, Women Add 153,000 Payroll Jobs, or 72%, and Men Add 60,000: Unemployment Increases to 4.0 Percent, But Black and Hispanic Women Have Seen Declines in Past Year
In June, Women Add 153,000 Payroll Jobs, or 72%, and Men Add 60,000: Unemployment Increases to 4.0 Percent, But Black and Hispanic Women Have Seen Declines in Past Year
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the July employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) establishment survey finds that in June women added 153,000 jobs and men gained just 60,000 jobs for a total of 213,000 jobs added to payrolls in June.
Time Demands of Single Mother College Students and the Role of Child Care in their Postsecondary Success
Single mothers enrolled in postsecondary education face substantial time demands that make persistence and graduation difficult. Just 28 percent of single mothers graduate with a degree or certificate within 6 years of enrollment and another 55 percent leave school before earning a college credential.
Wage Gap Will Cost Millennial Women $1 Million Over their Careers
Millennial women are the most educated generation of women in the United States and are now more likely than men to have a college degree. At the same time, progress on closing the gender wage gap has stalled for nearly two decades, indicating that unequal pay continues to be a challenge to new generations of women workers.
Job Growth Slows in March: Women Add 83,000 Payroll Jobs and Men Add 20,000
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the April employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) establishment survey finds that in March women added 83,000 jobs and men gained just 20,000 jobs for a total of 103,000 jobs added to payrolls in March.
