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Employment, Education, & Economic Change

June 2010 Child Care Support for Student Parents in Community College Is Crucial to Success, but Supply and Funding Are Inadequate
Fact Sheet Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
April 2010 The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation Fact Sheet Ariane Hegewisch and Claudia Williams
April 2010 Are Women Now Half the Labor Force? The Truth about Women and Equal Participation in the Labor Force Briefing Paper Ashley English, Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Jeff Hayes, Ph.D.
March 2010 Women and Social Security: Benefit Types and Eligibility Briefing Paper Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010 Who are Social Security Beneficiaries? Fact Sheet Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010 Social Security: Vital to Retirement Security for 35 Million Women and Men Briefing Paper Jeff Hayes, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010
(Updated)		 The Gender Wage Gap: 2009 Fact Sheet  
February 2010 Women's and Men's Employment and Unemployment in the Great Recession Briefing Paper Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ashley English, Jeff Hayes, Ph.D.
January 2010 The Workforce Investment Act and Women's Progress: Does WIA Funded Training Reinforce Sex Segregation in the Labor Market and the Gender Wage Gap? Briefing Paper Ariane Hegewisch, Helen Luyri
September 2009 Unemployment Among Single Mother Families Fact Sheet Ashley English, Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ariane Hegewisch
July 2009 Restoring Equal Opportunity in Education: An Analysis of Arguments For and Against the Bush Administration Single-Sex Education Regulations Briefing Paper Ashley English

November
2008

Pedagogical Methods for Improving Women's Participation and Success in Engineering Education: A Review of Recent Literature Report Lynette Osborne, Ph.D., Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Robin Farabee-Siers
June 2008 Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee: The Impact of the Current Economic Downturn on Women Testimony Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
February 2008 Still a Man's Labor Market: The Long Term Earnings Gap Research-in-Brief Ashley English, Ariane Hegewisch
January 2008 Women and Unemployment Insurance: Outdated Rules Deny Benefits That Workers Need and Have Earned Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
December 2007 Keeping Moms on the Job: The Impacts of Health Insurance and Child Care on Job Retention and Mobility among Low-Income Mothers Report Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
September 19, 2007 The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act: Improving UI Equity and Adequacy for Women Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
May 2007 An Economy That Puts Families First (Published with the Economic Policy Institute) Briefing Paper Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ariane Hegewisch, VIcky Lovell, Ph.D.
December 2006 The Best and Worst State Economies for Women Briefing Paper Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Olga Sorokina, and Erica Williams
July 2006 Making the Right Call: Jobs and Diversity in the Communications and Media Sector Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Jessica Koski
July 2006 Report to the Maryland Equal Pay Commission Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D .and Olga Sorokina
March 2006 Solving the Nursing Shortage through Higher Wages Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
September 2005 Memo to John Roberts: The Gender Wage Gap is Real Fact Sheet  
January 2005 Gains in Learning, Gaps in Earnings: A Guide to State and National Data

Reports and an online resource released by the American Association of University Women analyzes women’s educational status in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  Prepared in partnership with IWPR. View the online resource and related materials 		Report AAUW and IWPR
November 2004 Staying Employed: Trends in Medicaid, Child Care, and Head Start in Ohio Issue Brief John Honeck, Policy Matters Ohio and Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
November 2004 Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility: Child Care and Employer-Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs Research-in-Brief Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
October 2004 Women & the Economy: Recent Trends in Job Loss, Labor Force Participation, and Wages Briefing Paper Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., and Misha Werschkul
May 2004 Still a Man's Labor Market: The Long-Term Earnings Gap Report Stephen Rose, Ph.D. and Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
May 2004 No Time to be Sick: Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don't Have Paid Sick Leave Working Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2004 Florida’s Unemployment Insurance System: Barriers to Program Adequacy for Women, Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers, and Workers of Color Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., IWPR and Maurice Emsellem, NELP
April 2004 Florida’s Unemployment Insurance System: Barriers to Program Adequacy for Women, Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers, and Workers of Color Research-in-Brief Vicky Lovell, IWPR and Maurice Emsellem, NELP
November 2003 The Gender Wage Gap: Progress of the 1980s Fails to Carry Through Fact Sheet Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.; Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; and Misha Werschkul
October 2003 Women's Job Loss and Material Hardship Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D. and Gi-Taik Oh
April 2002 Why Privatizing Government Services Would Hurt Women Workers Report Annette Bernhardt, Ph.D., and Laura Dresser, Ph.D.
February 2002 The Benefits of Unionization for Workers in the Retail Food Industry Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; Xue Song, Ph.D.; and April Shaw
February 2002 The Benefits of Unionization for Workers in the Retail Food Industry Research-in-Brief Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; Xue Song, Ph.D.; and April Shaw
May 2001 The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: What Does the Future Hold? pre-publication copy of the report (final to be released Spring 2002) Lois Shaw, Ph.D.;  and Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
April 2001 The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: Women Working Full-Time Are Catching Up, But Part-Time Workers Have Been Left Behind Research-in-Brief Lois Shaw, Ph.D.;  and Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
January 2001 The Gender Wage Gap: Earnings Ratio Between Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round, 1997 Fact Sheet April Shaw
October 2000 Why Privatizing Government Services Would Hurt Women Workers Research-in-Brief Annette Bernhardt, Ph.D.; Laura Dresser, Ph.D.; and Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
March 2000 Why Privatizing Social Security Would Hurt Women: A Response to the Cato Institute's Proposal for Individual Accounts Research-in- Brief Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
January 2000 Part-Time Opportunities for Professionals and Managers: Where Are They, Who Uses Them Report Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.; Young-Hee Yoon, and Diana Zuckerman
November 1999 Part-Time Opportunities for Professionals and Managers Research-in-Brief Shannon Garrett
June 1999 Equal Pay for Working Families: National and State Data on the Pay Gap and its Costs Report Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Katherine Allen, and Christine Owens

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Democracy & Society

April 2010 Social and Economy Status of Latina Immigrants in Phoenix Fact Sheet Frances Zlotnick
December 2009 Achieving Equity for Women: Policy Alternatives for the New Administration Report  
March 2009 Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience Report Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
March 2009 Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, a Mapping Study Executive Summary Contributing authors include Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., and Erica Williams
March 2009 Healers of Our Time: Women, Faith, and Justice, a Mapping Study Report Contributing authors include Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., and Erica Williams
October 2008 The Challenge to Act: How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Casey Clevenger, and Angela Carlberg
June 2008 The Economic Status of Women in New York State Report Erica Williams
April 2008 Building Alliances of Women: A Manual for Holding Workshops on Women's Values Manual Institute for Women's Policy Research
April 2008 The Status of Girls in Minnesota Overview Erica Williams, Barbara Gault, Ph.D.
April 2008 The Status of Girls in Minnesota Report Erica Williams, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Casey Clevenger
2007 The Status of Women in the States (visit The Status of Women in the States website for state-level reports, click here) Reports Erica Williams
December 2007 Discussion Guide for I Knew I Could Do This Work Discussion Guide Michelle Kaminski, Ph.D.
December 2007 Participant Handouts for I Knew I Could Do This Work Participant Handouts Michelle Kaminski, Ph.D.
December 2007 I Knew I Could Do This Work: Seven Strategies That Promote Women's Activism and Leadership in Unions Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
December 2007 I Knew I Could Do This Work: Seven Strategies That Promote Women's Activism and Leadership in Unions Research-in-Brief Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., Casey Clevenger
April 2006 Called to Speak: Six Strategies That Encourage Women's Political Activism Research-in-Brief Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
April 2006 Called to Speak: Six Strategies That Encourage Women's Political Activism Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
September 2005 The Status of Women of Color in Minnesota, Visit www.wfmn.org to view the full report Report  
September 2005 The Status of Women in Illinois: An Overview
 Report Research by IWPR
Commissioned & Published by Chicago Foundation for Women
June 2005 The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
June 2005 The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society Research-in-Brief Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
January 2005 Assessing the Status of Women at the County Level: A Manual for Researchers and Advocates Report Misha Werschkul, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., and Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
December 2004 The Status of Women in Your County: A Community Research Tool Tool Misha Werschkul, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., and Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
November 2004 The Status of Women in the States (visit The Status of Women in the States website for state-level reports, click here) Report Misha Werschkul and Erica Williams
Series Editors: Amy B. Caiazza, Ph.D., and April Shaw
October 2004 Women's Economic Status in the States: Wide Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Region Fact Sheet Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw, and Misha Werschkul
April 2004 Women's Economic Status in the States: Wide Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Region Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw, and Misha Werschkul
September 2003 Engaging Women in Environmental Activism: Recommendations for Rachel's Network Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.; Allison Barrett
November 2002 Status of Women in the States Report Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. ed.
July 2002 Women's Status and Social Capital Across the States Briefing Paper Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., and Robert Putnam, Ph.D.
May 2002 Does Women's Representation in Elected Office Lead to Women-Friendly Policy? Research-in-Brief Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
February 2002 Models for Action: Making Research Work for Women Resource Book Jean Sinzdak
November 2001 Come Together: Progressives After 9-11 Speech Pamphlet Katrina vanden Heuvel
November 2001 Why Gender Matters in Understanding September 11: Women, Militarism, and Violence Briefing Paper Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
September 2001 Women's Community Involvement: The Effects of Money, Safety, Parenthood, and Friends Research-in-Brief Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.
February 2001 The Political Glass Ceiling: Gender, Strategy and Incumbency in U.S. House Elections, 1978-1998 Research-in-Brief Barbara Palmer, Ph.D.; and Dennis Simon, Ph.D.
November 2000 Status of Women in the States  Report (National, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Tennessee)  
November 2000 Overview of the Status of Women in the States  Research-in-Brief  
October 2000 Transforming the Political Agenda: Gender Differences in Bill Sponsorship on Women's Issues Research-in-Brief Michele Swers, Ph.D.; and Amy Caiazza, Ph.D.

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Poverty, Welfare, & Income Security

May 2010 Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: A California Case Study Report

Candace Howes, Ph.D., Connecticut College

March 2010 Women and Social Security: Benefit Types and Eligibility Briefing Paper Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010 Who are Social Security Beneficiaries? Fact Sheet Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010 Social Security: Vital to Retirement Security for 35 Million Women and Men Briefing Paper Jeff Hayes, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
February 2010 The Female Face of Poverty and Economic Insecurity: The Impacts of the Recession in Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh MSA Briefing Paper Ariane Hegewisch and Claudia Williams
February 2010 Women's and Men's Employment and Unemployment in the Great Recession Briefing Paper Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ashley English, Jeff Hayes, Ph.D.
February 2009 Women and Entitlements Fact Sheet Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
February 2009 IWPR Research on Low-Income Women and Families, 1997-2008 Resource List  
May 2008 Women at Greater Risk of Economic Insecurity: A Gender Analysis of the Rockefeller Foundation's American Worker Survey Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
May 2008 Why Americans Worry About Retirement Security, and Why Women Worry More Than Men Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
April 2008 Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Report Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
April 2008 Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Executive Summary Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
February 2008 From Work to Retirement: Tracking Changes in Women's Poverty Status Report Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D., Lois Shaw, Ph.D.
December 2007 The Economic Security of Older Women and Men in the United States Briefing Paper Tori Finkle, Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.

Janaury 2007

 Older Women's Economic Status in Georgia Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
Janaury 2007 Older Women's Economic Status in Ohio Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
Janaury 2007 Older Women's Economic Status in North Carolina Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
Janaury 2007 Older Women's Economic Status in Texas Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
Janaury 2007 Older Women's Economic Status in New York Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
Janaury 2007 Older Women's Economic Status in Illinois Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
November 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in California Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
November 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in New Jersey Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
November 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in Florida Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
November 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in Pennsylvania Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
October 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in Virginia Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
October 2006 Older Women's Economic Status in Michigan Fact Sheet Tori Finkle, Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
August 2006

The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery
Part II: Gender, Race, and Class in the Labor Market

Report Erica Williams, Olga Sorokina, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D, Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D
April 2006 Resilient & Reaching for More: Challenges and Benefits of Higher Education for Welfare Participants and Their Children Report Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D and Barbara Gault, Ph.D.
October 2005 The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery
Part I. Poverty, Race, Gender and Class		 Briefing Paper Barbara Gault, Heidi Hartmann, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Misha Werschkul,
and Erica Williams
June 2005 Women and Social Security: Benefit Types and Eligibility Briefing Paper Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2005 Who Are Social Security Beneficiaries? Fact Sheet Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
October 2004 The Children Left Behind: Deeper Poverty, Fewer Supports Report Deanna M. Lyter, Melissa Sills, Gi-Taik Oh, and Avis Jones-DeWeever
February 2004 The Impact of Disabilities on Mothers' Work Participation: Examining Differences Between Single and Married Mothers
 Working Paper published by the Joint Center for Poverty Research Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.; Gi-Taik Oh; Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D..; and Barbara Gault, Ph.D.
October 2003 Child Care Subsidies Promote Mothers' Employment and Children's Development Briefing Paper Colleen Henry, Misha Werschkul, and Manita C. Rao
September 2003 The Children Left Behind: Deeper Poverty, Fewer Supports Fact Sheet Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
June 2003 40-hour Work Proposal Significantly Raises Mothers' Employment Standard Research-in-Brief Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
June 2003 Before and After Welfare Reform: The Work and Well-Being of Low-Income Single Parent Families Fact Sheet Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
June 2003 Before and After Welfare Reform: The Work and Well-Being of Low-Income Single Parent Families Report Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D., Janice Peterson, Ph.D., and Xue Song, Ph.D.
June 2003 Survival at the Bottom: The Income Packages of Low-Income Families with Children Report Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.; Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D.; with Melissa Sills and Hsaio-ye Yi
May 2003 Gender and Economic Security in Retirement Report Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D. and Lois Shaw, Ph.D.
May 2003 Social Security: The Largest Source of Income for Both Women and Men in Retirement (Updated and Re-released) Briefing Paper Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D. and Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
October 2002 Children in Single-Parent Families Living in Poverty Have Fewer Supports after Welfare Reform Research-in-Brief Deanna Lyter, Melissa Sills, and Gi-Taik Oh
June 2002 Marriage Promotion & Low-Income Communities: An Examination of Real 
Needs & Real Solutions		 Briefing Paper Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D. 
June 2002 Disabilities among Children and Mothers in Low-Income Families Research-in-Brief Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D., Melissa Sills, and Gi-Taik Oh
May 2002 The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: What Does the Future Hold? Report Lois Shaw, Ph.D., and Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
May 2002 Life After Welfare Reform: Low-Income Single Parent Families, Pre- and Post-TANF Research-in-Brief Janice Peterson, Ph.D., Xue Song, and Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
April 2002 Marriage and Poverty: An Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography Hedieh Rahmanou and Amy LeMar
April 2002 Job Training and Education Fight Poverty Fact Sheet M. K. Tally
March 2002 Beyond 50: A View of Economic Security in the States Report Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.,  and Lois Shaw, Ph.D.
March 2002 Utilizing Workforce Investment Act Programs and TANF to Provide Education and Training Opportunities to Reduce Poverty Among Low-Income Women Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness Barbara Gault, Ph.D.
February 2002 Feminist Perspectives on TANF Reauthorization: An Introduction to Key Issues for the Future of Welfare Reform Briefing Paper Janice Peterson, Ph.D.
September 2001 Working First But Working Poor: The Need for Education & Training Following Welfare Reform Executive Summary Cynthia Negrey, Ph.D.; Stacie Golin, Ph.D.; Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D., Ph.D; Holly Mead, M.A.; and Barbara Gault, Ph.D.
May 2001 Today's Women Workers: Shut Out of Yesterday's Unemployment Insurance System, Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; and Catherine Hill, Ph.D.
December 2000 The Georgia Unemployment Insurance System: Overcoming Barriers For Low-Wage, Part-Time & Women Workers Report (by NELP and IWPR) Maurice Emsellem, Esq.; and Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
December 2000 Unemployment Insurance and Welfare Reform: Fair Access to Economic Supports for Low-Income Working Women Research-in-Brief Annisah Um'rani and Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2000 Strengthening Social Security for Women: A Report from the Working Conference on Women and Social Security Report Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.; Catherine Hill, Ph.D.; and Lisa Witter
April 2000 Unemployment Insurance Reform for the New Workforce Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; and Annisah Um'rani
November 1999 Women and Unemployment Insurance Fact Sheet Annisah Um'rani and Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 1999 The Effects of Welfare Reform on Housing Stability and Homelessness: Current Research Findings, Legislation, and Programs Research-in-Brief Laura Nichols and Barbara Gault, Ph.D.

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Work & Family

August 2010 The Institute for Women's Policy Research and Labor Resource Center Model for Paid Family and Medical Leave Simulation Model Report Randy Albelda and Alan Clayton-Matthews
April 2010 Paid Sick Days Can Help Contain Health Care Costs Fact Sheet Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
April 2010 Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
April 2010 Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
March 2010 The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Illinois: Submitted to the House Labor Committee of the 96th General Assembly of Illinois Testimony Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
February 2010 The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Connecticut: Submitted to the Labor and Public Employees Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly Testimony Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
February 2010 Sick at Work: Infected Employees in the Workplace During the H1N1 Pandemic Briefing Paper Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Bob Drago, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
January 2010 Valuing Good Health in Maine: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
January 2010 Valuing Good Health in Maine: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
November 2009 The Need for Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees: Adapting to a Changing Workforce Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Allison Suppan Helmuth, Robin Farabee-Siers
November 2009 The Need for Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees: Adapting to a Changing Workforce Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Allison Suppan Helmuth, Robin Farabee-Siers

October 2009

 Valuing Good Health in New York City: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New York City: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New Hampshire: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New Hampshire: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
May 2009 Valuing Good Health in North Carolina: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
May 2009 Paid Sick Days Tool Kit    

May 2009

Parents as Child Care Providers: A Menu of Parental Leave Models Briefing Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Allison Suppan Helmuth
April 2009 Flexible Working Policies: A Comparative Review Report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission Ariane Hegewisch
April 8, 2009 Estimating the Impact of the Family Leave Benefits Insurance Act Testimony before the Oregon Senate Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2009 An Estimate of Program Cost under Oregon Senate Bill 966, the Family Leave Benefits Insurance Act Briefing Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2009 Valuing Good Health in Illinois: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2009 Valuing Good Health in Illinois: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 2009 Paid Sick Days: Benefits for Employers, Workers, Families, and Public Health Testimony Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
February 2009 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
February 2009 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
January 2009 Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts: Containing Health Care Costs through Prevention and Timely Treatment Briefing Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., and Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
October 2008 A Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2008 Job Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2008 Paid Sick Days Initiative Would Support Milwaukee Victims of Domestic Violence Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
September 2008 Valuing Good Health in Milwaukee: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
August 2008 Valuing Good Health in Milwaukee: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
August 2008 Testimony before the House Labor Relations Committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: The Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act: Impacts on Workers, Employers, and the Public Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
August 2008 The Cost of Paid Parental Leave for Federal Workers: Revising a CBO Cost Estimate to Reflect H.R. 5781's Proposed Four-Week Policy Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D. and Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
July 2008 Some Small and Medium-Size Establishments Join Large Ones in Offering Paid Sick Days Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
May 2008 Statutory Routes to Workplace Flexibility in Cross-National Perspective Report Ariane Hegewisch and Janet Gornick
May 2008 Meaningful Investments in Pre-K: Estimating the Per-Child Costs of Quality Programs Report Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Anne W. Mitchell, Erica Williams
April 2008 IWPR Responds to Proposed Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations   Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2008 Valuing Good Health in California: The Cost and Benefits of the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008 Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2008 Testimony on Health and Family Care Leave for Federal Workers before the Joint Economic Committee and the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
November 2007 Public Health and Paid Sick Days: Policy Action to Limit the Spread of Disease and Improve Health in Massachusetts Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
August 2007 Maternity Leave in the United States: Paid Parental Leave is still Not Standard, Even Among the Best U.S. Employers Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
July 9, 2007 Supporting Healthy Washington, DC Communities with a Minimum Paid Sick Days Standard Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 13, 2007 The Healthy Families Act: Impacts on Workers, Businesses, the Economy, and Public Health Testimony Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
February 2007 Women and Paid Sick Days: Crucial for Family Well-Being Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
July 2006 Valuing Good Health in San Francisco: The Costs and Benefits of a Proposed Paid Sick Days Policy Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 2006 Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
July 2005 In Our Own Backyards: Local and State Strategies to Improve the Quality of Family Child Care Report Katie Hamm, Barbara Gault, Ph.D. & Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
May 2005 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Paid Sick Days Act Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2005 Valuing Good Health: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Healthy Families Act Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
November 2004 Staying Employed: Trends in Medicaid, Child Care, and Head Start in Ohio Issue Brief John Honeck, Policy Matters Ohio and Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2004 The Status of Early Care and Education in the States Report Erica Williams and Anne W. Mitchell
October 2004 The Status of Early Care and Education in New Mexico Report Erica Williams and Anne W. Mitchell
October 2004 The Status of Early Care and Education in Wisconsin Report Jeannine Love, Erica Williams, and Anne W. Mitchell
August 2004 A New Full-Time Norm: Promoting Work-Life Integration Through Work-Time Adjustment Working Paper Cynthia Negrey
July 2004 The Price of School Readiness: A Tool for Estimating the Cost of Universal Preschool in the States
Report Stacie Carolyn Golin, Ph.D. and Anne W. Mitchell
May 2004 No Time to be Sick: Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don't Have Paid Sick Leave Working Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D. Ph.D.
May 2004 Building a Stronger Child Care Workforce: A Review of Studies of Public Compensation
 Research-in-Brief  
January 2003 Estimating the Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Colloquium Report Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2003 The Cost of Universal Access to Quality Preschool in Illinois Report Stacie Golin, Ph.D., Anne W. Mitchell, Margery Wallen
November 2002 Building a Stronger Child Care Workforce: A Review of Studies of the Effectiveness of Public Compensation Initiatives Report Jennifer Park Jadotte, Ph.D., Stacie Carolyn Golin, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Ph.D. 
September 2002 The Fiscal Viability of New Jersey Family Leave Insurance Report Michelle Naples, and Meryl Frank
April 2002 Why Privatizing Government Services Would Hurt Women Workers Report Annette Bernhardt, Ph.D., and Laura Dresser, Ph.D.
April 2002 Education and Job Training Build Strong Families Fact Sheet Deanna Lyter
October 2001 The Widening Gap: A New Book on the Struggle to Balance Work and Caregiving Research-in-Brief Prepared by Hedieh Rahmanou (based on Jody Heymann's book)
October 2001 Family Leave for Low-Income Working Women: Providing Paid Leave through Temporary Disability Insurance--The New Jersey Case Research-in-Brief Michele I. Naples
June 2001 The ABCs of Public Financing for Early Care & Education--Resource Section Only Research & Advocacy Resource Book Jennifer Johnson, Hedieh Rahmanou, April Shaw, Melissa Neuman, and Stacie Golin, Ph.D.
November 2000 Paid Family and Medical Leave : Essential Support for Working Women and Men Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.; and Hedieh Rahmanou
September 2000 Paid Family and Medical Leave: Supporting Working Families in Illinois Testimony before the Illinois General Assembly, House Committee on Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee on Unemployment Insurance for the New Workforce Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
June 1999 Equal Pay for Working Families Research-in-Brief Carrie Apfel (based on the report by Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.; Katherine Aleen, and Christine Owens)

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June 2010 More Men to Benefit from Expanded Coverage Under Health Care Reform Fact Sheet Heidi Hartmann, PH.D., Ashley English, John Schmitt, Ph.D., Hye Jin Rho, Center for Economic and Policy Research
May 2010 Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: A California Case Study Report

Candace Howes, Ph.D., Connecticut College

April 2010 Paid Sick Days Can Help Contain Health Care Costs Fact Sheet Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
April 2010 Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
April 2010 Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
March 2010 Memorandum: Possible Amendments to L.D. 1665, An Act to Prevent the Spread of H1N1, Submitted to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor of the 124th Maine State Legislature Memorandum Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
March 2010 The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Illinois: Submitted to the House Labor Committee of the 96th General Assembly of Illinois Testimony Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
February 2010 The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Connecticut: Submitted to the Labor and Public Employees Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly Testimony Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
February 2010 Sick at Work: Infected Employees in the Workplace During the H1N1 Pandemic Briefing Paper Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Bob Drago, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
January 2010 Valuing Good Health in Maine: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
January 2010 Valuing Good Health in Maine: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams

October 2009

 Valuing Good Health in New York City: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New York City: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New Hampshire: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
October 2009 Valuing Good Health in New Hampshire: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
May 2009 Valuing Good Health in North Carolina: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Claudia Williams
May 2009 Paid Sick Days Tool Kit    
April 8, 2009 Estimating the Cost of the Family Leave Benefits Insurance Act Testimony before the Oregon Senate Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2009 An Estimate of Program Cost under Oregon Senate Bill 966, the Family Leave Benefits Insurance Act Briefing Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 2009 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Executive Summary Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
February 2009 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
January 2009 Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts: Containing Health Care Costs through Prevention and Timely Treatment Briefing Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., and Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
October 2008 A Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2008 A Prescription for Good Asthma Care for Children: Paid Sick Days for Milwaukee Parents Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2008 Job Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2008 Paid Sick Days Initiative Would Support Milwaukee Victims of Domestic Violence Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
August 2008 Testimony before the House Labor Relations Committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: The Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act: Impacts on Workers, Employers, and the Public Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2008 IWPR Responds to Proposed Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations   Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2008 Testimony on Health and Family Care Leave for Federal Workers before the Joint Economic Committee and the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Testimony Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 2007 Women and Paid Sick Days: Crucial for Family Well-Being Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
March 2006 Solving the Nursing Shortage through Higher Wages Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
February 2006 Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
May 2005 Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Paid Sick Days Act Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
April 2005 Valuing Good Health: An Estimate of Costs and Savings for the Healthy Families Act Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
November 2004 Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility: Child Care and Employer-Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs Research-in-Brief Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
June 2004 Expanded Sick Leave Would Yield Substantial Benefits to Business, Employers, and Familes Fact Sheet Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Ph.D., and Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
May 2004 No Time to be Sick: Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don't Have Paid Sick Leave Working Paper Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
October 2003 Policy Update on Safe and Legal Abortion, 30 Years After Roe v. Wade Briefing Paper Deanna Bruce; Sarah Benatar
January 2003 Estimating the Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Colloquium Report Report Vicky Lovell, Ph.D.
June 2002 Disabilities among Children and Mothers in Low-Income Families Research-in-Brief Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D., Melissa Sills, and Gi-Taik Oh
February 2001 Making Birth Control More Accessible to Women: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives Briefing Paper Holly Mead

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IWPR Quarterly Newsletter

IWPR Summer 2010 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Million Dollar Grant to Build Supports for Student Parents
• IWPR Mourns the Loss of a Legend
And many more articles...

IWPR Spring 2010 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Women's and Men's Employment and Unemployment
• IWPR Co-Sponsors Congressional briefing on TANF Reauthorization: End Poverty, Not Welfare
And many more articles...

IWPR Winter 2010 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR Launches Roundtable Series on Women and the Economy
• Identifying Milestones on the Road to Equality
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IWPR 2009 Report

 

IWPR Summer/Fall 2009 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR Meets with Leaders in Beirut on the Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa
• IWPR Symposium Addresses Women and the Economy
And many more articles...
IWPR Winter/Spring 2009 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR Launches New Study on Women and Immigration
And many more articles...
IWPR Fall 2008 Newsletter
In this issue:
• How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy: New IWPR Report
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IWPR Spring/Summer 2008 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Rockefeller Foundation Hosts Release of IWPR Report on Economic Insecurity
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IWPR Winter 2008 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Legislative Routes for Improving Workplace Flexibility
And many more articles...

IWPR Fall 2007 Newsletter
In this issue:
• " I Knew I Could Do This Work": New Report Promotes Women's Activism and Leadership in Unions
And many more articles...

IWPR Spring/Summer 2007 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR Identifies Best and Worst States for Women's Economic Status
And many more articles...
IWPR Fall 2006 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR Runs the Numbers for Paid Sick Days Effort in San Francisco
And many more articles...
IWPR Spring/Summer 2006 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Nurses' Wages: An Exception to the Law of Supply and Demand?
And many more articles...
IWPR Summer/Fall 2005 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Record Turnout for IWPR's Eight International Conference
And many more articles...
IWPR Spring 2005 Newsletter
In this issue:
• The Risks of Privatizing Social Security for Women
And many more articles...
IWPR Fall 2004 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Congressional Briefing on Older Women’s Economic Security
And many more articles...

IWPR Summer 2004 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Welfare Reform Leaves the Most Vulnerable Kids Behind
And many more articles...

IWPR Winter/Spring 2004 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Black Women’s Unemployment Rate Remains High
And many more articles...
IWPR Fall 2003 Newsletter
In this issue:
• Using Research to Amplify Women’s Voices: IWPR’s Study on Women’s Engagement in Environmental Issues
And many more articles...
IWPR Summer 2003 Newsletter
In this issue:
• IWPR’s Biennial Conference Goes International
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