IWPR President
Dr. Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
Heidi Hartmann is the President of the Washington-based Institute for Women's Policy Research, a scientific research organization that she founded in 1987 to meet the need for women-centered, policy-oriented research. Dr. Hartmann is also a Research Professor at The George Washington University.
Dr. Hartmann is a co-author of Still A Man’s Labor Market: The Long-Term Earnings Gap; Unnecessary Losses: Costs to Americans of the Lack of Family and Medical Leave; Equal Pay for Working Families; and Survival at the Bottom: The Income Packages of Low-Income Families with Children. She has published numerous articles in journals and books and her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lectures widely on women, economics, and public policy, frequently testifies before the U.S. Congress, and is often cited as an authority in various media outlets.
Prior to founding IWPR, Dr. Hartmann was on the faculties of Rutgers University and the New School for Social Research and worked at the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. In 1994, Dr. Hartmann was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship Award for her work in the field of women and economics. She is Vice-Chair of the National Council of Women’s Organizations and co-editor of the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.
Read Dr. Hartman's speeches:
IWPR President Heidi Hartmann Speaks on Women and the Economy, October 6, 2004
At a press event on women's economic priorities, sponsored by the Communications Consortium Media Center, Dr. Hartmann detailed the current status of women's employment, wages, health care, and retirement.
> Wage Gap Fact Sheet
> Economic Status Fact Sheet
> Gender Gap in Pension Coverage |
