Monthly Archives: September 2009

Dr. Heidi Hartmann, President of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), will testify at a hearing of the US Congress Joint Economic Committee to be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, September 30th. The hearing, entitled “Women and the Economy,” … Continue reading →

The New York City Council has introduced legislation that would enable workers in the City who currently lack paid leave to earn up to nine days of paid sick leave per year, while employees of businesses with fewer than ten … Continue reading →

A new Fact Sheet released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) based on median annual earnings data for full-time/year-round workers released today by the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics, suggests a widening of the gender wage gap from … Continue reading →

Listening to the President Wednesday night, I found it interesting, as always whenever a President addresses Congress, which sides of the aisle (Democratic or Republican) applaud and don’t applaud, stand in ovation, or sit without clapping, depending on the issue. … Continue reading →

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research released today a fact sheet showing both a high rate of unemployment among single mothers and substantial growth in their rate of unemployment since April. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this … Continue reading →

One of the great and rare things about Senator Ted Kennedy was that he “got” women’s issues, broadly defined, to include not only reproductive rights and reproductive health but also economic issues including work- family concerns. Amidst all the other … Continue reading →