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November 14, 2019 at 1:56 PM

New Report: Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected]   Mothers Work 300 More Hours Per Year than They Did 40 Years Ago New report finds increasing overwork and lack of paid time off have exacerbated gender inequality …

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November 13, 2019 at 2:53 PM

IWPR Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO

  Media Contact: Adriane Brown:  [email protected]   The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Names Dr. C. Nicole Mason New President and CEO   The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research imp…

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November 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM

New Speakers Announced: Register for Heidi Hartmann's Leadership celebration!

  Tuesday, November 19, 2019; 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   AFL-CIO  815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC In the 32 years since Heidi Hartmann founded IWPR, the organization has developed into a research powerhouse, producing groundbreaking analyses on such issues as w…

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November 7, 2019 at 4:36 PM

[Webinar] Promoting Single Mother Success in Higher Education: New Data & Promising Strategies

                       You're Invited   WEBINAR   Promoting Single Mother Success in Higher Education: New Data & Promising Strategies   November 20, 2019 | 2:00-3:00pm ET     Single mother students, representing nearly two mi…

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November 1, 2019 at 3:41 PM

IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected]   IWPR Statement on New USPTO Report on Diversity and Inclusion in Patenting   Washington, DC—Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a new repo…

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October 30, 2019 at 2:05 PM

You are invited! Celebrating Heidi Hartmann's Leadership

  Tuesday, November 19, 2019; 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   AFL-CIO  815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC In the 32 years since Heidi Hartmann founded IWPR, the organization has developed into a research powerhouse, producing groundbreaking analyses on such issues as w…

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October 30, 2019 at 1:30 PM

New Study: College Partnerships with Head Start Programs Can Support College Students with Children

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected]   College Partnerships with Head Start Programs Can Support College Students with Children New study is the first to identify the number, types, and benefits of Head …

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October 18, 2019 at 6:13 PM

My Next Steps

        Dear IWPR Friends and Colleagues, A few months ago, I wrote to let you know that IWPR had begun its search for a new President, and that I was stepping down to pass the torch to the new President and CEO. This month IWPR’s B…

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October 11, 2019 at 4:42 PM

IWPR Update: The Future of Care Work

  WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS   Improving Care Jobs is Key to Closing the Gender Wage Gap and Ensuring Equity in the Future of Work   Low wages and limited access to benefits among the paid adult care workforce, the largest growing occupation in the U.S. economy, threaten the econom…

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September 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM

New: Contraception Access Increases Women’s Educational Attainment and Earnings

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected] Contraception Access Increases Women’s Educational Attainment and Earnings New resource summarizes economic research on the effects of access to contraception on wo…

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September 24, 2019 at 1:26 PM

New Report: Improving Care Jobs is Key to Closing the Gender Wage Gap and Ensuring Equity in the Future of Work

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected]   Improving Care Jobs is Key to Closing the Gender Wage Gap and Ensuring Equity in the Future of Work New report examines future of work for the paid adult care wo…

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September 19, 2019 at 8:28 PM

Student Parent Success Initiative Update | September 2019

September 2019 Student Parent Success Initiative (SPSI) Update   IN THIS ISSUE   NEW IWPR RESEARCH AND RESOURCES Voices of Student Parents: “I have a responsibility to keep paving the path for those that come behind me” Briefing Paper: Making “Free …

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September 19, 2019 at 2:13 PM

Research News Roundup

  Informing policy. Inspiring change. Improving lives.   RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS    Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says Elissa Nadworny │  │September 12, 2019   And Del Rio is not alone: More than 1 in 5 college students in the U.S…

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September 12, 2019 at 3:30 PM

IWPR Statement on New GAO Report on Student Parents

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected] IWPR Statement on New GAO Report on Student Parents Important new research confirms that student parents need better access to financial aid and affordable child c…

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September 11, 2019 at 3:02 PM

New Wage Gap Resources: Progress on Closing the Gender Wage Gap Remains Stalled

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected]   Progress on Closing the Gender Wage Gap Remains Stalled White women saw the largest earnings gains in the last year, while Black women saw the smallest Women will…

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September 9, 2019 at 4:57 PM

[Reminder] 9/12 Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents

        You're invited! Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents When: September 12, 2019 Time: 2:00-3:30pm Where: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 209-08, First St NE, Washington, DC 20515   Please join us to discuss t…

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September 2, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Advancing the Fight for Equal Pay this Labor Day

  Dear IWPR Supporters and Colleagues, Today, we honor the laborers and unionists who bravely fought—and continue to fight—for dignity and justice for the American worker. It is because of their efforts that we recognize workers’ rights to be paid a fair …

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August 30, 2019 at 5:30 PM

[Event, 9/12] Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents

        You're invited! Capitol Hill Briefing on College Students who are Parents When: September 12, 2019 Time: 2:00-3:30pm Where: Capitol Visitor Center, Room 209-08, First St NE, Washington, DC 20515   Please join us to discuss t…

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August 30, 2019 at 3:31 PM

IWPR Update: Women of Color & Work

  WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS: WOMEN OF COLOR & WORK 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 P…

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August 20, 2019 at 3:51 PM

[Webinar] Preparing for an Automated Future, August 22, 2019

        WEBINAR Preparing for an Automated Future: Key Considerations for Attracting and Strengthening the Talent of Women at Work   Thursday August 22, 2019 9:30 AM-10:30 AM EDT     In the context of our rapidly changing world of work and the pace of innovation, the WE EMPOWER—G7 Pro…

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August 6, 2019 at 1:43 PM

New Survey: Women of Color in Economics and Sociology Report More Unequal Treatment and Harassment than Men of Color

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected] Women of Color in Economics and Sociology Report More Unequal Treatment and Harassment than Men of Color First survey of Black women and Latinas in economics and socio…

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August 2, 2019 at 6:08 PM

Research News Roundup

  Informing policy. Inspiring change. Improving lives.   RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS    ​Here’s the effect a $15 minimum wage has on jobs and poverty in low-income areas, according to a new study from Berkeley James Wellemeyer │││July 9, 2019   A $15 an hour minimum wage won’t sl…

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July 22, 2019 at 4:25 PM

IWPR Update: Free College and a Woman-Centered Economy

  WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS: 2020 POLICY PRIORITIES  As 2020 presidential candidates outline their policy platforms, IWPR has two new resources to inform national policy discussions on many of the top issues facing women and their families. Read below, share with your networks, and …

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July 18, 2019 at 1:47 PM

New: Review of Economic Research Finds that Access to Abortion Improves Women’s Economic Outcomes

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | [email protected] Review of Economic Research Finds that Access to Abortion Improves Women’s Economic Outcomes New resource summarizes economic research on the effects of access to abort…

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July 16, 2019 at 4:35 PM

Research News Roundup

  Informing policy. Inspiring change. Improving lives.   RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS    Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents Pearl Stewart ││ June 27, 2019   Twenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the m…

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