The Business Case for Childcare
Nearly one in 10 people in the world are younger [...]
Tackling Childcare:The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare
Almost one in 10 of the world’s population, 679 million, are children younger than five years old. To thrive and develop, these children and their older siblings need care.
The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State
Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower lifetime pay for women, less income for families, and higher rates of poverty across the United States. In each state in the country, women experience lower earnings and higher poverty rates than men.
Women and Men Share Stronger Job Gains in December—Women’s Unemployment Rate Is at 4.8 Percent; Men’s at 5.2 Percent
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 141,000 jobs and men gained 151,000 for a total of 292,000 jobs added in December.
Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates
This report provides the first-ever estimates of women’s employment in the green economy, state-by-state, by industry, and by occupation. The analysis draws on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey; the Brookings-Battelle Clean Economy database; and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Green Goods and Services survey.
Addressing Policy Gaps for Women and Girls in New Haven: Latest Report in IWPR Series on Status of Women
By Anlan Zhang, Tonia Bui, and Cynthia Hess Two years [...]
Top 5 Findings of 2011
by Caroline Dobuzinskis, with Jocelyn Fischer and Rhiana Gunn-Wright. In [...]
Recommendations for Improving Women’s Employment in the Recovery
DOWNLOAD REPORT In the current economic recovery, women [...]
Women and Men’s Employment and Unemployment in the Great Recession
Since December 2007, the U.S. economy has been in the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Because much of the slowdown has occurred in traditionally male fields such as manufacturing and construction while a few traditionally female fields such as health and education have shown job growth or minimal job loss, many reports have focused on the job losses among men in the labor force.
