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Social Security: Vital to Retirement Security for 35 Million Women and Men
by Jeff Hayes, Ph.D., Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., and Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D. (February 2010)

Housing Resources and Programs for Single Student Parents at Community and Technical Colleges
by Abby Thorman, Ph.D., Jessica Otto, and Rhiana Gunn-Wright (May 2012)

Parents with dependent children now make up almost one in four students pursuing higher education in the United States (Miller, Gault and Thorman 2011). Single parents face particular challenges pursuing higher education, including securing safe and affordable housing. Single mothers often must spend over half of their income on housing expenses, leaving them with less money for educational expenses and vulnerable to housing crises that can easily derail their pursuit of a degree (Bush 2010). An analysis of effective strategies to support single student parents identifies affordable housing as one of the most important factors to ensuring student success (Women Employed 2011). This brief highlights a number of community-based organizations that offer housing and other support to single student parents pursuing postsecondary education at community college—where a majority of single student parents attend college—and/or job training, as well as some community colleges that offer on-campus housing for single student parents. Information for the program descriptions was gathered either from the program’s website or follow-up conversations with program staff. Recommendations for community colleges are outlined at the conclusion of this brief.

New Families, New Friends: Organizations Working With Latina Immigrants, Strategy Forum Report
by Alesha Durfee, Ph.D. and Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. (March 2012)

This report summarizes the presentations from a strategy forum co-hosted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and Arizona State University (ASU) in April 2010. Held in Phoenix, Arizona, during the week the Arizona State Legislature passed the controversial legislation SB 1070, the forum brought together researchers, activists, clergy, and other community stakeholders working with immigrant women, especially Latinas.

Women in New Orleans: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina
by Allison Suppan Helmuth and Jane M. Henrici, Ph.D. (August 2010)

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.

The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (May 2005)

This report is the first in a series on women’s work as leaders and activists in religious, and particularly interfaith, social justice organizations. The series will analyze the values, motivations, experiences, and leadership development of women involved in this work. It will also explore how leaders in the women’s movement think about religion and religious values.

The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (May 2005)

This Research-in-Brief summarizes the fi ndings of a larger report, The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society, based on a series of 75 in-depth, qualitative interviews with women (and a few men) working as volunteers, staff, or leaders of nonprofi t religious groups working on social justice issues.

Called to Speak: Six Strategies That Encourage Women's Political Activism
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (March 2006)

This report is the second in an IWPR series on Politics, Religion, and Women’s Public Vision. The first report, The Ties That Bind: Women’s Public Vision for Politics, Religion, and Civil Society, and this new work explore the values, experiences, and leadership development of women involved in religious, and particularly interfaith, social justice organizing.

Called to Speak: Six Strategies That Encourage Women's Political Activism
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (April 2006)

This Research-in-Brief summarizes the fi ndings of a larger report that analyzes the experiences of women working as social justice activists within nonprofi t religious groups. The report is the second in a series on women, religion, and public life.

Does Women’s Representation in Elected Office Lead to Women-Friendly Policy?
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (April 2002)

I Knew I Could Do This Work: Seven Strategies That Promote Women’s Activism and Leadership in Unions
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. (December 2007)

Women are an increasing proportion of union membership, thanks to their higher labor force participation and growing unionization in the jobs they dominate, such as nursing, teaching, and clerical jobs. As of 2004, 11 percent of female and 14 percent of male workers were unionized (Milkman 2007); in all, 44 percent of union members are women (AFL-CIO 2007a). Although women are still a minority of the unionized workforce, the majority of new workers organized over the past two decades has been women, and soon women will be the majority of union members (Bronfenbrenner 2005b, 52-53). In some unions, women already are the majority. For example, as of 2000, women are 60 percent of the American Federation of Teachers. They are 52 percent of members of the America Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 50 percent of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and 51 percent of Communications Workers of America (CWA; Milkman 2007).

Status of Women in Alaska
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Idaho
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Michigan
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This publication is one in a series of Status of Women in the States reports by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Over the past ten years, The Status of Women in the States has become a leading source of analysis of women’s status across the country. Between 1996 and 2004, IWPR has produced individual reports on women’s status in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as biennially updated reports on national trends across the states.

The Status of Women in Michigan: Highlights
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This Research-in-Brief is based on selected fi ndings from The Status of Women in Michigan report, part of The Status of Women in the States report series released in 2004. The Research-in-Brief and reports are edited by Dr. Amy Caiazza and April Shaw at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and released in November, 2004. The 2004 set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States: Wide Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Region; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Montana
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Nevada
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in North Dakota
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Oklahoma
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in South Dakota
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.

Status of Women in Utah
by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D., April Shaw (October 2004)

This report is part of a set of The Status of Women in the States reports released in 2004. This set includes Women’s Economic Status in the States; The Status of Early Care and Education in the States and two accompanying state-level analyses of Wisconsin and New Mexico; 12 state-level Status of Women reports; and a national overview of women’s status across the country.