Social Security: A Lifeline for Latinas
by Mallory Mpare With talks about the national debt and deficit dominating policy discussions, much attention has been paid to the fabled contributions Social Security makes to the national debt. As...
View ArticleBad Economics Meet Paid Sick Days in Philadelphia
by Robert Drago A new study for the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) estimates that Philadelphia’s proposed paid sick days legislation would cost employers between $350 million and...
View ArticleAddressing Concerns of Immigrant Women Helps Communities Nationwide
by Claudia Williams In recent years, the United States has experienced one of the largest waves of immigration in its history. The immigrant population has almost doubled since the 1990’s and the...
View ArticleRemoving Barriers to Gender Inequality through Data
by Aaron Stanley This past spring, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) worked with the World Bank on its global qualitative assessment, Defining Gender in the XXI Century: Conversations...
View ArticleHow Does Your State Rank?
The 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book is now available. By Mallory Mpare The 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book (a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation) was released today. Similar to IWPR’s Status of Women in the...
View ArticleTop 5 Findings of 2011
by Caroline Dobuzinskis, with Jocelyn Fischer and Rhiana Gunn-Wright. In 2011, IWPR released several important findings on relevant topics such as the continuing impact of the recession, increased...
View ArticleNew Research from IWPR Finds Low Literacy Hurts Women More Than Men
By Kevin Miller In an analysis of data from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy that was recently published, IWPR found that women earn less than men regardless of literacy level, but that...
View ArticleIWPR’s Fellowship Encourages Advancement in Research Careers
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, 2011-2012 Mariam K. Chamberlain By Caroline Dobuzinskis and Mallory Mpare The Institute for Women’s Policy Research Mariam K. Chamberlain (MKC) Fellowship in Women and Public...
View ArticleNew Guide to Illustrate Women’s Needs in the MENA Region
By Caroline Dobuzinskis A new toolkit by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) with funding from the Canadian International...
View ArticleIWPR Fellow is Named Rhodes Scholar
By Caroline Dobuzinskis IWPR is pleased to announce that Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the Mariam K. Chamberlain fellow at IWPR since September 2011, has been named a 2013 Rhodes Scholar. These illustrious...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Mariam K. Chamberlain, 1918–2013
Dr. Mariam K. Chamberlain, a founding member of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the founding president of the National Council for Research on Women, was the driving force behind the...
View ArticleResearch News Roundup: July 2015
The Research News Roundup (RNR) is prepared monthly by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Articles contained in each edition of the RNR address research on women’s issues and topics of...
View ArticleSocioeconomic Supports in Job Training Programs: How You Can Help Determine...
This post originally appeared in the August/September 2015 edition of NAWDP Advantage, the newsletter of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals. September is designated as...
View ArticleHappy Labor Day from IWPR!
Dear IWPR Supporters and Colleagues, Today we celebrate Labor Day. As we enjoy the last days of summer, I would like to take a moment to remember the day’s true meaning—a time to honor the...
View ArticleIWPR Research News Roundup – January 2019
RESEARCH MAKING THE NEWS The Class of 2019 are More Likely to be Older and Have Children Jillian Berman | | February 2019 Like 40% of students who enter college, life got in the way of Shawnte’ Cain...
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