Supreme Court Known for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade Tackles Medication Abortion, but the Safety and Effectiveness of Mifepristone Is Not in Question
Access to abortion is once again before the Supreme Court as it hears arguments about mifepristone, the medication abortion drug used safely by millions of women over the last 20 years.
On Equal Pay Day 2024, New IWPR Report Reveals that Women Earn Less than Men in All Occupations, Even Ones Commonly Held by Women
Women are paid eighty-four (84) cents for every dollar a man makes, a persistent gender wage gap that spans all professions, even those typically held by women, according to a new report released by IWPR
New Data: Latinas Will Not Reach Pay Equity with White Men until 2207
In 2022, Latinas working full-time year-round were paid just 57.5 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men, an astounding gap that will take almost two centuries to remedy.
In 2021, Working Moms Made Just 62 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Working Fathers
August 15 was Mom's Equal Pay Day and IWPR's research shows that mothers were paid less than fathers in every single state and the District of Columbia in 2021.
July 27 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day and IWPR Research Shows Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State
Black women earned 64 cents for every dollar earned by White men in 2022 and won't reach pay equity until 2144, according to data released by IWPR ahead of Black women’s Equal Pay Day.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Washington, DC — Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s release of a [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 “We are letting women, especially Black women, needlessly die…” Black Maternal Health Week 2024 Highlights Ongoing US Maternal Health Crisis for Black Women Washington, DC — Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, President and CEO of the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 April 1, 2024 Dr. Kate Bahn Joins Institute for Women's Policy Research as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research Washington, DC— The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) today announced the appointment of Dr. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Supreme Court Known for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade Tackles Medication Abortion, but the Safety and Effectiveness of Mifepristone Is Not in Question Washington, D.C. --- The Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s President and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Equal Pay Day 2024 Brings Yet More Evidence of Pay Inequities for Women in the Workforce, says the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) Washington, D.C. — Women are paid eighty-four (84) cents for every [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2024 Contact: William Lutz 202-785-5100 Institute for Women's Policy Research Welcomes Dr. Jamila K. Taylor as New President and CEO (Washington, D.C. — The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) today proudly announced that Dr. Jamila K. Taylor (Ja-mee-lah) [...]