IWPR Statement on President-Elect Biden’s American Rescue Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2021 Contact: Erin Weber | [...]
Unemployment Claims Are Rising as the Pandemic Surges
By Peter Wade The jobs crisis in the U.S. is [...]
December data show women’s employment declining in pandemic—no clear end in sight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2021 Contact: Keri A. [...]
More than 2 million women left the workforce in 2020. Why it matters and what happens next
By Katie Kindelan When the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns struck the [...]
COVID-19’s Impact on Women and Their Families in Georgia
By: Stacey Abrams and Alí Bustamante. Photo by Kevin [...]
Distance Learning Demands Put Low-Income, Minority Working Mothers in Double Bind
This article is part of a week-long series [...]
Families report food insecurity as pandemic continues and benefits set to end
This article is part of a week-long series [...]
States and localities need federal funding to address housing insecurity among women and families
This article is part of a week-long series [...]
Melinda Gates Believes the United States Needs a Child Care Infrastructure. We Do Too.
The coronavirus has laid bare what was painfully clear [...]
Women’s Share of Unemployment Insurance Claimants varies Strongly Across States
In 42 of 50 states and DC, women were the majority of unemployment insurance claimants. A third of all unemployed women, and four in ten Latinas, have been out of work for more than 26 weeks. The receipt of unemployment benefits, including those provided under the CARES Act, substantially reduces but do not eliminate the odds of hunger or foreclosure threats for women and their families.
