Paid Sick Days
- Women and Paid Sick Days: Crucial for Family Well-Being (Fact Sheet by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2007)
- Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease (Fact Sheet by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2006)
- Valuing Good Health in San Francisco: The Costs and Benefits of a Proposed Paid Sick Days Policy (Report by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2006)
- Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Paid Sick Days Act (Report by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2005)
- Valuing Good Health: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Healthy Families Act (Report by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2005)
- No Time to be Sick: Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don't Have Paid Sick Leave (Working Paper by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2004)
- Estimating the Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Colloquium Report (Report by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., 2003)
Health Insurance and Disability
The Status of Women in the States
The Status of Women in the States reports provide detailed state-by-state ranks and grades on a number of indicator of women's health and well-being, including:
- heart disease mortality,
- lung cancer mortality,
- breast cancer mortality,
- incidence of Diabetes,
- incidence of Chlamydia,
- incidence of AIDS,
- poor mental health,
- suicide mortality, and
- limited activities.
The reports also give ranks and grades on a number of indicators of reproductive rights, including:
- parental consent/notification,
- waiting period,
- public funding,
- % of women living with providers,
- contraceptive coverage,
- pro-choice government,
- infertility,
- second-parent adoption, and
- mandatory sex education.
To view The Status of Women in the States series, please visit the project website and find out how your state ranks!
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The Relationship of Women's Socio-Economic Status and Health
With the support of the Commonwealth Fund, IWPR published a paper that uses analyses of data from the Commonwealth Fund's Survey of Women's Health to study the impact of socioeconomic status and the health of low-income women. Because women who are economically disadvantaged experience more health problems and a greater need for health services than their more affluent counterparts, IWPR's study explored how women's income levels, educational attainment, and employment status predict their ability to access important health care resources including health insurance, medical services, and preventive care. The Institute found that socioeconomic status significantly influences how women use the health care system and, consequently, their overall health. See below for the publication title
Publication: Employment and Women’s Health
Joan Kuriansky, Christine Owens, and Heidi Hartmann
This analysis of the Commonwealth Fund 1993 Survey of Women’s Health examines whether working women are healthier. Finds that employed women are healthier, particularly those with health insurance, than women who are not employed. Discusses policy implications for older women and part-time workers. Published in Women’s Health: The Commonwealth Fund Survey, Marilyn M. Falik and Karen Scott Collins (eds.), 1996.
Available as photocopy only
IWPR No. B226 | Book Chapter | 14 pages | $5.00
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Reproductive Health
Making Reproductive Health Services More Accessible
Links to other resources
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