By Caroline Dobuzinskis Baby Boomers, estimated at nearly 80 million in the United States, began turning 65 in 2011.By 2020, the population of older adults is expected to grow to 55 million from 40.4 million in 2010. As more women … Continue reading
By Jennifer Clark A little over 25 years ago, Dr. Heidi Hartmann dashed between meetings and a part-time fellowship in a 1969 Buick with a couple of boxes of files dedicated to research on women’s economic security in the back … Continue reading
By Caroline Dobuzinskis In honor of Labor Day and the 44 million workers around the country who lack paid sick leave, IWPR released a briefing paper that recommends the Auditor of the District of Columbia conduct a thorough and complete … Continue reading
By Kevin Miller and Caroline Dobuzinskis Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) on access to and use of paid leave by American workers. This is the first time the ATUS has … Continue reading
By Ann DeMeulenaere Weedon The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) had the opportunity to participate in the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) national conference in Baltimore, Maryland in June. The annual conference is the largest gathering of women’s groups … Continue reading
By Andrea Lindemann Gilliam This blog was originally posted on the CLASP blog.Many people have heard of Paid Time Off (PTO) banks, but the contours of such policies are often little understood, especially outside the human resources world. To shed … Continue reading
by Jane Henrici, Ph.D. Adults with children can face complications if they want to pursue education or career development and, while community colleges often try to make things as convenient as possible for adults, college resources may not be enough. … Continue reading
By Minjon Tholen and Heidi Reynolds-Stenson An Institute for Women’s Policy Research study analyzing men and women’s earnings over a 15-year span found that women in the prime working ages of 26 to 59 made only 38 percent of what … Continue reading
By Katherine Kimpel Last week, the Supreme Court issued a decision that makes it harder for women in the workplace to protect their rights to be free from discrimination. In reaching their decision in Dukes v. Walmart, the Justices—the five … Continue reading
By Leah Josephson People often describe the “digital divide” in terms of high-income individuals’ having access to cutting-edge technology that helps them thrive socially and economically, while low-income individuals are left out. The divide is often cited as a significant … Continue reading