New State Grades on the Economic Status of Women Show Stagnant or Declining Progress in Most States

March 28, 2018

New State Grades on the Economic Status of Women Show Stagnant or Declining Progress in Most States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org District of Columbia, Maryland, and Massachusetts receive top grades, while Mississippi ranks last Washington, DC—The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released new grades for […]

Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty Rate among Children with Working Mothers by At Least Half in 14 U.S. States

May 11, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2017 IWPR Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Using new GDP data released today, analysis finds that more than half of states would see increased incomes equivalent to 3% or more of the state’s overall GDP if women had equal pay Washington, DC—According to a statistical analysis of state […]

December 14, 2016

Florida Receives D+ on Women’s Poverty and Access to Opportunity, with Wide Disparities by County New report estimates that women’s poverty would be reduced by nearly 60 percent if Florida’s working women received equal pay FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2016 IWPR Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Florida Women’s Funding Alliance Contact: Stephanie […]

Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty for Working Women in the South by More than Half

February 25, 2016

Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty for Working Women in the South by More than Half New report finds few southern states receive a grade higher than a D+ on women’s economic, political, health, and social status At the current rate, women in West Virginia and South Carolina will have to wait over 200 years to […]

February 9, 2016

Status of Women in Florida by County Project is Launched Florida Women’s Funding Alliance, an affinity group of Florida Philanthropic Network, commissions Institute for Women’s Policy Research to Study Women’s Status in the State For immediate release, Februrary 9, 2016 IWPR Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202.785.5100 Naples, Florida, February 9, 2016 – In response to […]

Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty in Half for Colorado’s Working Women and Grow the State Economy

October 27, 2015

Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty in Half for Colorado’s Working Women and Grow the State Economy New report finds that women in Colorado will not see equal pay until 2057 if current trends continue For immediate release, October 27, 2015 IWPR Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202.785.5100 WFCO Contact: Lisa Christie, lisac@wfco.org, 303.285.2961 Washington, DC—According to a […]

Unionized Women Earn More than Nonunionized Women in Every U.S. State

August 26, 2015

Unionized Women Earn More than Nonunionized Women in Every U.S. State In 32 states, the union wage advantage is large enough to cover the costs of full-time child care for an infant in a center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Washington, DC—A new briefing paper released by […]

New York, California, and D.C., Receive the Highest Grades on New Work & Family Index

May 20, 2015

New York, California, and D.C., Receive the Highest Grades on New Work & Family Index Report Series Also Grades Each State on Women’s Political Participation Women Will Not Hold an Equal Share of Seats with Men in the U.S. Congress until 2117 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Clark, clark@iwpr.org, 202.785.5100 Washington, DC— […]

In Almost Every U.S. State, Women Are More Likely to Experience Poor Mental Health, but Less Likely to Die from Heart Disease and Breast Cancer, than a Decade Ago

May 7, 2015

In Almost Every U.S. State, Women Are More Likely to Experience Poor Mental Health, but Less Likely to Die from Heart Disease and Breast Cancer, than a Decade Ago Health Behaviors, Mortality from Chronic Disease, Access to Reproductive Health Care, and Exposure to Violence Vary Widely by State and Race/Ethnicity Almost 1 in 3 Women […]

In Every U.S. State, Women, including Millennials, Are More Likely than Men to Live in Poverty, Despite Gains in Higher Education

April 8, 2015

In Every U.S. State, Women, including Millennials, Are More Likely than Men to Live in Poverty, Despite Gains in Higher Education Equal Pay Would Cut the Poverty Rate for Working Women by More than Half New Poverty & Opportunity Index Also Shows Only 29 Percent of Businesses are Owned by Women; Women’s Health Insurance Coverage Increased […]