North Carolina

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Poverty & Opportunity
The Status of Women in North Carolina: Poverty & Opportunity

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Poverty & Opportunity

In North Carolina and across the United States, women have made significant progress. Despite this, many women remain in poverty with limited access to a quality education, affordable health care services, and other supports that would give them economic security. This report looks at four indicators necessary for women’s economic success: (1) access to health insurance coverage, (2) educational attainment, (3) business ownership, and (4) poverty rates. These indicators are combined to create an index that ranks North Carolina against all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

By Elyse Shaw and Halie Mariano|2022-04-18T07:14:57-05:00March 2, 2022|Publications, Report|0 Comments

The Status of Women In North Carolina: Political Participation
The Status of Women In North Carolina: Political Participation

The Status of Women In North Carolina: Political Participation

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Political Participation presents data on several aspects of women’s involvement in the political process in North Carolina, comparing North Carolina to other states and the United States overall.

By Elyse Shaw and Adiam Tesfaselassie|2022-02-17T12:25:03-05:00August 11, 2020|Report, Status of Women|0 Comments

Investing in Single Mothers’ Higher Education
Investing in Single Mothers’ Higher Education

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

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

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

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings
The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings

North Carolina receives a grade of C for women’s employment and earnings, which is better than the D the state earned when The Status of Women in the States was published in 2004.

By Julie Anderson and Emma Williams-Baron|2022-02-17T12:18:33-05:00June 6, 2018|Report, Status of Women|Comments Off

The Status of Women in the States: 2015
The Status of Women in the States: 2015

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

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina
Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

Women in North Carolina have made significant social and economic advances in recent decades, but the need for further progress remains. A forthcoming report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), The Status of Women in North Carolina, shows that many of North Carolina’s women are vulnerable to challenges such as unemployment, a persistent wage gap, poverty, and the high cost of child care.

By Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Ariane Hegewisch|2020-09-09T17:13:55-05:00August 23, 2012|Fact Sheet, Status of Women|Comments Off

The Status of Women in the States: 2002
The Status of Women in the States: 2002

The Status of Women in the States: 2002

Women in the United States have achieved great advances [...]

By Amy Caiazza|2020-08-27T03:07:53-05:00November 1, 2002|Fact Sheet, Report, Status of Women|0 Comments

North Carolina

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Poverty & Opportunity

The Status of Women In North Carolina: Political Participation

Investing in Single Mothers’ Higher Education

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

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings

The Status of Women in the States: 2015

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

The Status of Women in the States: 2002

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