The Pandemic is Bad for Mental Health. There Are Immediate Solutions.
COVID-19 is having disastrous effects on people’s mental health. Communities of color are suffering the greatest health and economic losses. It doesn't have to be this way.
Three Ways to Build on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Three Ways to Build On the Families First Coronavirus Response [...]
Pandemic Will ‘Take Our Women 10 Years Back’ in the Workplace
Improvements in gender equality in the workplace may be another [...]
Paid Leave Victory for DC Families
Believe it or not, there is some light in [...]
Paid Family Leave Increases Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment
The United States is the only OECD country that does not guarantee a right to paid maternity leave. Evidence suggests that improving access to paid leave in the United States has health and economic benefits for families.
Pregnancy and Maternity Leave in the Trades: Good Practices for Apprentices
DOWNLOAD REPORT The physically strenuous work means that [...]
A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: 8 Policies that Boost the Economy and Work for Everyone
This fact sheet outlines eight key policy priorities that are critical for increasing women’s economic opportunities and securing their futures.
Covering Small Businesses in Paid Leave
By Jeff Hayes, Ph.D. Whether to cover all employers or [...]
Estimating the Cost of Paid Family and Medical Leave in Connecticut
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analyzed Connecticut SB-1, An Act Concerning Earned Family and Medical Leave, to estimate its likely annual use and cost.
What the Research Say: #FMLA25 and Paid Family and Medical Leave
Paid Leave Insurance Would Provide Vital Benefits at an Affordable [...]