After the Great Recession
By Heidi Hartmann This post was originally published on the [...]
Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession
The IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security, like several other recent surveys, finds that the effects of the 2007–2009 recession, known as the Great Recession, are both broad and deep. The IWPR/Rockefeller survey shows that more than one and a half years after the recession came to an official end, and the recovery supposedly began, many women and men report that they are still suffering significant hardships.
Addressing Concerns of Immigrant Women Helps Communities Nationwide
by Claudia Williams In recent years, the United States has [...]
Putting the Pieces Together: How Social Security Supports Black Women
by Mallory Mpare The longer Social Security remains on the [...]
Women and Immigration
by Mallory Mpare The U.S. has often been dubbed the [...]
Gay Marriage a Boon to DC’s Economy
By Robert Drago A year ago today, the District of [...]
IWPR’s Top Five Findings of 2010
by Jennifer Clark 1. The recent recession was not predominantly [...]
Resilient and Reaching for More: Challenges and Benefits of Higher Education for Welfare Participants and Their Children
This report details the inspiration, struggles, and perseverance of those pursuing a college degree while receiving welfare in California and the benefits that education brings them and their children.
A Womanâs Face on the Minimum Wage Issue
From left to right: Entmacher, Lovell, Gandy, Kennedy and Stabenow [...]
The Status of Women in the States: 2002
Women in the United States have achieved great advances [...]