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The Importance of Social Security Benefits to Women

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Testimony of Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Submitted to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
June 2010
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Child Care Support for Student Parents in Community College Is Crucial to Success, but Supply and Funding Are Inadequate
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Fact Sheet
Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
June 2010
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Focus on Morocco Topic Briefs from the Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa project
Project Overview & Respondent Demographics
Civic and Political Participation
Educational Attainment and Career Aspirations
Freedom of Movement, Freedom from Harassment & Violence
Health Care Access
Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
Opinions on the Family Law and Gender Quotas
Social Attitudes Toward Women
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Produced in partnership with IFES
June 2010
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More Men to Benefit from Expanded Coverage Under Health Care Reform
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Fact Sheet
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Heidi Hartmann, PH.D., and Ashley English with John Schmitt, Ph.D., and Hye Jin Rho at the Center for Economic and Policy Research
June 2010
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Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and People with Disabilities: A California Case Study

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Press Release
Candace Howes, Ph.D., Connecticut College
Published with PHI
May 2010

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Social and Economic Status of Latina Immigrants in Phoenix
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Fact Sheet
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Frances Zlotnick
May 2010

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Paid Sick Days Can Help Contain Health Care Costs
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Fact Sheet
Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
April 2010

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Research with Women after Hurricane Katrina informs IWPR Letter on the S.1619 Livable Communities Act 2009
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Letter
Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D.
April 2010

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The Gender Wage Gap By Occupation

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Ariane Hegewisch and Hannah Liepmann
Updated April 2010

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Valuing Good Health in Connecticut: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days
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Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Claudia Williams
April 2010

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Are Women Now Half the Labor Force? The Truth about Women and Equal Participation in the Labor Force

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Briefing Paper
Ashley English, Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Jeff Hayes, Ph.D.
April 2010
Memorandum: Possible Amendments to L.D. 1665, An Act to Prevent the Spread of H1N1
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Memorandum of Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Submitted to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor of the 124th Maine State Legislature
March 2010
The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Illinois
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Testimony of Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Submitted to the House Labor Committee of the 96th General Assembly of Illinois
March 2010

Women and Social Security: Benefit Types and Eligibility
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Briefing Paper
Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010

Who are Social Security Beneficiaries?
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Fact Sheet
Ashley English and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010
Social Security: Vital to Retirement Security for 35 Million Women and Men
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Briefing Paper
Jeff Hayes, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.
March 2010
The Gender Wage Gap: 2009
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Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ariane Hegewisch, Hannah Liepmann, and Claudia Williams
Updated March 2010
The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days in Connecticut
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Testimony of Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Submitted to the Labor and Public Employees Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly
February 2010
The Female Face of Poverty and Economic Insecurity: The Impacts of the Recession in Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh MSA
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Ariane Hegewisch and Claudia Williams
February 2010
Sick At Work: Infected Employees in the Workplace During the H1N1 Pandemic
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Kevin Miller, Ph.D., and Bob Drago, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
February 2010
Women's and Men's Employment and Unemployment in the Great Recession
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Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Ashley English, and Jeff Hayes, Ph.D
February 2010

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