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Erica Williams discussed women's economic status in New York with Hugh Hamilton of WBAI's
'Talk Back,'
July 15, 2008

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Dr. Heidi Hartmann discusses the current economy's impact on women with Ali Velshi of CNN's
'Issue Number One,'
July 8, 2008

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Los Angeles Times
July 7, 2008
"Cuts in Paid Sick Days Leave Unhealthy Employees Stuck in the Workplace "

Christian Science Monitor
July 2, 2008
"Troubled Economy Hits Women Hard"

Reuters
June 26, 2008
"New York Women Faring Worse Economically"

The Associated Press
June 26, 2008
"New York Women's Median Pay Down from '89"

Newsday
June 26, 2008
"Report: New York Women's Poverty Levels Rise"

Workforce Management Magazine
June 11, 2008
" Flexible Work Gains Attention of Lawmakers"

Parade Magazine
June 8, 2008
"Will You Be Paid for Sick Days?"

Madison
Magazine
June, 2008
"Raising the Grade"


Dr. Vicky Lovell discusses the history, impacts, and proposed changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act on New Hampshire Public Radio, May 13, 2008
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Dr. Vicky Lovell discusses women and the current economy,
May 12, 2008
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Dr. Vicky Lovell discusses economic issues facing women and mothers on ABC Channel 7,
May 11, 2008
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Dr. Barbara Gault analyzes the glass ceiling on CNBC,
April 21, 2008
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Status of Women in the States

Women and Social Security
 
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Improving Pay Equity Would Mean Great Gains for Women
Press Release | View 1999 Report
Dr. Heidi Hartmann
July 2008
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The Economic Status of Women in New York State
View | Press Release
Report Erica Williams
June 2008
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Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee: The Impact of the Current Economic Downturn on Women
View | Watch the Video
Dr. Heidi Hartmann
June 2008
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Statutory Routes to Workplace Flexibility in Cross-National Perspective
View | Press Release
Report
by Ariane Hegewisch and Janet Gornick
May 2008
NEW!--
Meaningful Investments in Pre-K: Estimating the Per-Child Costs of Quality Programs
View | Press Release
Report
by Dr. Barbara Gault, Anne W. Mitchell, and Erica Williams May 2008
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Women at Greater Risk of Economic Insecurity: A Gender Analysis of the Rockefeller Foundation's American Worker Survey
View | Fact Sheet | Press Release
Report
by Dr. Vicky Lovell, Dr. Heidi Hartmann, and Claudia Williams May 2008

Status of Girls in Minnesota
Report | Overview | Press Release
by Erica Williams, April 2008

IWPR Responds to Proposed Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
View Vicky Lovell, 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
View | Press Release Report by Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, April 2008


Valuing Good Health in California: The Cost and Benefits of the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008
View Report by Dr. Vicky Lovell, April 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
View Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., March 2008

The Gender Wage Ratio: Women's And Men's Earnings
Updated in 2008
View Fact Sheet, March 2008
Still a Man's Labor Market: The Long Term Earnings Gap
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Research in Brief by Ashley English and Ariane Hegewisch, February 2008

From Work to Retirement: Tracking Changes in Women's Poverty Status
View | Media Advisory | Research in Brief

Report
by Dr. Sunhwa Lee and Dr. Lois Shaw, published by AARP's Public Policy Institute, February 2008
The Economic Status of Women in South Carolina
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Briefing Paper by Erica Williams, January 2008

The Economic Status of Women in Georgia
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Fact Sheet by Erica Williams, January 2008

Women and Unemployment Insurance: Outdated Rules Deny Benefits That Workers Need and Have Earned
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Fact Sheet by Vicky Lovell, Ph.D., January 2008

Keeping Moms on the Job: The Impacts of Health Insurance and Child Care on Job Retention and Mobility among Low-Income Mothers
View
Report by Dr. Sunhwa Lee, December 2007

The Economic Security of Older Women and Men in the United States
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Briefing Paper by Tori Finkle, Dr. Heidi Hartmann, and Dr. Sunhwa Lee, December 2007

I Knew I Could Do This Work: Seven Strategies That Promote Women's Activism and Leadership in Unions
View | Order Online | Press Release | Research in Brief
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Berger-Marks Discussion Guide
| Berger-Marks Participant Handout

Dr. Amy Caiazza, December 2007

Testimony on Policy Action to Limit the Spread of Disease and Improve Health in Massachusetts before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development of the 185th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
View Dr. Vicky Lovell, November 2007
The Economic Status of Women in Michigan
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Briefing Paper by Erica Williams, September 2007
The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act: Improving UI Equity and Adequacy for Women
View Testimony, Dr. Vicky Lovell, September 2007
The Economic Status of Women in Arizona
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Briefing Paper
by Erica Williams, released with support from the Arizona Women's Foundation at a Women's Economic Summit
September 2007

Maternity Leave in the United States: Paid Parental Leave is still Not Standard, even among the Best U.S. Employers
View | Press Release
Fact Sheet
by Dr. Vicky Lovell, August 2007

Dr. Vicky Lovell Testifies at DC City Council Hearing on Paid Sick and Safe Days View
July 9, 2007

 

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