IWPR’s New Working Moms and the Economy Survey Finds U.S. Moms Want Policy Solutions for Care, Leave, and Jobs
Mothers bear the brunt of paid and unpaid childcare labor: [...]
New IWPR National Survey Shows That This Mother’s Day, What Women Want Is: Child Care, Paid Family Leave, and Good Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 4, 2021 Contact: Liz Rose [...]
The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms
By Chabeli Carrazana It struck her one morning last July, [...]
Most new parents have 0 days of paid leave. Everyone could have 12 weeks under Biden’s plan.
By Caroline Kitchener Every two years, like clockwork, federal lawmakers [...]
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 [...]