The Status of Women and Girls
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About the Status of Women and Girls
IWPR’s “Status of Women in the States” reports are a unique source of comprehensive information on women. IWPR has analyzed data on a wide range of indicators at the local, state and federal levels, including demographics, economic security, educational attainment, reproductive rights, political participation, civic engagement, and access to health care and work supports. To date, IWPR has released reports on each state and the District of Columbia, in addition to several city/area reports. Each report offers policy recommendations shaped by the research findings for that state or city/area.
In 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area, IWPR, with the Washington Area Women Foundation (WAWF) and the Urban Institute, found that women and girls in the D.C. region have experienced mixed outcomes in recent years. While half of women in the capital region hold either a bachelor’s or graduate degree, more than one-quarter (27 percent) of women hold a high school diploma or less. One in five (21 percent) female-headed households with children are poor, compared to 3.7 percent of married couples with children. Although women in the region are more likely to have health insurance coverage than women nationwide, there are significant racial and ethnic disparities in heart disease, cancer, obesity, and HIV/AIDS. In October 2010, Executive Director Barbara Gault presented findings from the report to community groups, women’s organizations, and other non-profits in order to help guide policy towards supporting women in the D.C. region. In November 2010, IWPR and WAWF presented the 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls to the White House Council on Women and Girls.
Between December 2010 and April 2011, IWPR staff coded the qualitative data from 372 focus groups and 82 case studies across 19 nations into Nvivo software. (Most of the data were translated into English, although the IWPR team coded data in Spanish and French as well). IWPR staff also completed 12 first-level analyses of the data, using NVivo and Microsoft Excel. This work was contracted by the World Bank for its forthcoming annual report, World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development. The coded data and analyses will be used in the report’s Global Qualitative Assessment, and IWPR is one of the teams highlighted on the World Bank’s website.
Resources
The Status of Women in Your County: A Community Research Tool (IWPR Publication)
Status of Women in the States (IWPR Report Series, 2000-2004)
State Reports: 2002 and 2009
Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Femstats: Women's Data Center (IWPR Data Bank)
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Latest Reports from IWPR
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Recommendations for Improving Women’s Employment in the Recovery In the current economic recovery, women are facing a gap in employment that jeopardizes the well-being and economic security of themselves and their families. This briefing paper, prepared by a group of scholars and researchers collaborating as the Women Scholars Forum, proposes specific strategies to meet the needs of women facing joblessness in the recovery from the Great Recession of 2007–2009. This group, noting that women’s earnings are essential to the welfare of their families, is especially concerned that federal programs reach those most in need, including single mothers, women of color, and those with less education. The members of the Women Scholars Forum, listed below, offer these recommendations in order to achieve job growth and economic prosperity.
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#C384, Briefing Paper, 5 pages
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Widows: Causes and Effects
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Women, Poverty, and Economic Insecurity in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA Since the beginning of the recession in 2007, with its high unemployment and rising poverty rates, more families than ever are struggling to make ends meet. This briefing paper analyzes the impact of the recession on Wisconsin's families. It finds that nearly two-thirds of all households in poverty in Wisconsin are headed by single women and, across-theboard, women are more likely than men to be poor. Families headed by single mothers and families depending on women’s wages have been the hardest hit.
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#R347, Briefing Paper, 8 pages
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Health Care Access
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Freedom of Movement & Freedom from Harassment & Violence
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Educational Attainment and Career Aspirations
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
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2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Produced by Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Urban Institute, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Trinity University, the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital) In 2003, Washington Area Women’s Foundation released A Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area, with the goal of presenting a clear picture of the lives of women and girls in the region—the District of Columbia, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, and the City of Alexandria, Virginia—that could be used as a basis for action.
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Women in New Orleans: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina IWPR analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) and U.S. Census Bureau data1 reveals that after Hurricane Katrina and the evacuation of New Orleans in August 2005, the city’s demographics have changed with respect to race and economic status among women.
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Project Overview and Respondent Demographics
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Civic and Political Participation
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Educational Attainment and Career Aspirations
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Freedom of Movement, Freedom from Harassment & Violence
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Health Care Access
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Opinions on the Family Law and Gender Quotas
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Social Attitudes toward Women
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
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Social and Economic Status of Latina Immigrants in Phoenix One in ten Arizona residents was born abroad and identifies as Latino or Latina. In Phoenix, this number is nearly one in eight. Nationally, Latino immigrant men slightly outnumber women (54 percent to 46 percent), but in Arizona and Phoenix, the proportions of men and women are approximately equal. Latino/a immigrants face a range of social and economic vulnerabilities that often disproportionately affect women.
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Social Attitudes Toward Women
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Women’s Freedom of Movement & Freedom from Harassment & Violence
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