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WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS: WOMEN OF COLOR & WORK
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As the economics profession has their own reckoning in the #MeToo era, IWPR released findings from a new survey on the negative work experiences faced by sociology and economics faculty of color. Last week, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day highlights the slow pace of change in closing the wage gap for Black women.
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Women of Color in Economics and Sociology Report More Unequal Treatment and Harassment than Men of Color
 A new briefing paper reports data from a survey of nearly 200 faculty economists and sociologists from underrepresented minority backgrounds, showing that both women and men of color experience aggression, a negative climate, a lack of legitimacy, and a lack of resources in their departments. Women of color report significantly more negative experiences than do their male colleagues of color. The briefing paper provides recommendations for departments and disciplines to promote more positive employment environments for women of color.
>>Read the briefing paper.
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Not Just Equal Pay: The U.S. Women’s National Team’s Fight Underscores How an Equitable Economy Can Work for Everyone
A new blog post links the U.S. Women's National Team's fight for equal pay to broader issues of gender inequality. IWPR’s research shows that greater access to paid family and medical leave, access to good jobs and child care, and pay transparency would help narrow the gender wage gap and improve the economy for everyone.
>>Read the post on IWPR’s blog.
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Candidates’ “Free College” Proposals Must Include College Students with Children. Here’s How.
More than half of the 2020 presidential candidates support some version of “free college” as a strategy to combat the rising cost of college. Candidates, policymakers, and college leaders must do more to consider the experiences of student parents, who represent nearly 4 million undergraduates in the United States, and who sit at the intersection of the college equity, affordability, and access challenges facing families today.
In a new post on EdTrust’s blog, IWPR’s Center on Equity in Higher Education team outlined how leaders can include student parents in their plans to tackle college affordability.
>>Read the blog post.
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New Fact Sheet Focuses on Women's Well-Being in Utah
In an updated fact sheet, published in collaboration with the YWCA of Utah, IWPR highlights trends on key indicators of women’s progress, in employment, earnings, business ownership, political participation, access to health insurance, mental health and mortality, and exposure to sexual violence. Women in Utah are more likely to have health insurance than in previous years, but progress in other key areas has stalled. Poor mental health and suicide rates for Utah women continue to rise. IWPR's Valerie Lacarte, Ph.D., delivered a keynote presentation at the annual YWCA Utah Women's Policy Conference, where she presented the key findings from the fact sheet.
>>Read the fact sheet.
>>Read more on the conference and fact sheet in The Desert News, The Salt Lake Tribune, and KSL-TV.
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[Webinar] Preparing for an Automated Future: Key Considerations for Attracting and Retaining the Talent of Women at Work
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research shared findings from Women, Automation, and the Future of Work, as a part of a webinar on how to attract, recruit, and retain women in STEM careers in G7 countries. The panel included Diana Rusu, UN Women, Ariane Hegewisch, Institute for Women’s Policy Research; Sasha Bezuhanova, MOVE.BG, European Institute of Innovation and Bulgarian Center of Women in Technologies; and Nicole Isaac, LinkedIn.
>>Watch the recording here.
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[Event, 9/12] Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents
Please join us to discuss the forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Higher Education: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid. The briefing will highlight key findings from the report and will feature a panel discussion with a current student parent, a community college president, a program leader, and researchers, addressing the challenges of completing a college credential while parenting, and opportunities to promote student parent success.
When: September 12, 2019
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Where: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 209-08, First St NE, Washington, DC 20515
>>Register here (Required)
This event is co-hosted by Achieving the Dream, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, Center for Law and Social Policy, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and Rise. Support for this event is provided by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation.
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Pay Equity and Discrimination
Washington Post | Women are mysteriously missing from D.C. think tanks’ foreign policy panels. Here’s the data. (August 23)
The Wall Street Journal | Historic Rise of College-Educated Women in Labor Force Changes Workplace (August 20)
The Motley Fool | Women Are More Likely to Struggle in Retirement Than Men, Survey Shows (August 13)
Newsweek | (Opinion) Women won't achieve true power until we start talking frankly about money (August 13)
Refinery 29 | Where The 2020 Candidates Stand On Equal Pay (August 2)
Bustle | Watch The Democratic Debates Like An Expert and Look Out For These 3 Moments (August 1)
Miami New Times | EEOC Sues University of Miami for Gender-Based Pay Discrimination (July 31)
Thompson Reuters Foundation | Equal pay for equal play- U.S. women challenge pay inequality (July 11)
USA Today | Women are now seen as equally intelligent as men, study finds (July 18)
Paid Sick Days
San Antonio Express News | San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Commission at odds over limiting workers covered by the new law (August 14)
Las Vegas Sun | Paid sick leave law a good first step for Nevada workers (August 14)
Racial & Ethnic Inequality
BuiltIn | For Women of Color in Tech, It's 'Hard to Grow' Without Representation (August 1)
DAME | These Women of Color are Reinventing Work (July 25)
ESSENCE | Sons Give Mother’s Killer Beat Down During Sentencing Hearing (July 13)
Patenting & Innovation
Law360 | Bipartisan Bill Aims To Close Diversity Gap In Patent Grants (July 26)
Reproductive Health
NBC | Trump's Title X rule defunding Planned Parenthood yet another blow to low-income women (August 23)
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