Quantcast
Channel: Research – FemChat
Browsing all 15 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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 Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Bad 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Addressing 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Removing 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Top 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

IWPR’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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

IWPR 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

In 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Research 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Socioeconomic 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happy 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

IWPR 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...

View Article

Browsing all 15 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images