A new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research ranks California and other states on women's health, reproductive rights and other metrics, the Washington Business Journal reports.
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Research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, presented Thursday at a Greater Washington Board of Trade panel discussion, shows D.C. ranks first for access to employment as well as earnings and the number of women in management positions. However, it's No. 48 for women’s health and well-being.
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Ironically, although women are making less, they’re more educated than ever. About 36% of women ages 25 to 34 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. For men in the same age range, the number is 28%.
Read More »In fact, Alabama has some of the least expensive child care in the nation, according to a recently-released report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The annual cost of child care in a center for an infant, as a proportion of women's median earnings, is lowest in Alabama – 16.8 percent.
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If people chose where to live based solely on where the most job opportunities are, and how well those positions pay, women would be flocking to Washington, D.C. The District tops the list of best places for women’s earnings and employment in a new study by the nonprofit Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
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Women financially support 40 percent of all households in the United States, the Pew Research Center recently found, compared with 11 percent in 1960. Out-of-pocket spending on child care has nearly doubled over the last 30 years, according to the Census Bureau. The average cost of infant care now exceeds the price of public college tuition in 31 states.
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American women take note: Mortality rates from breast cancer and heart disease have dropped, but women are now more likely to experience poor mental health, develop diabetes, get chlamydia and commit suicide than their recent predecessors, according to a recent study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
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If you’re a woman, Connecticut is not a bad place to be. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released a report last month that examined the status of women by state. Overall, Minnesota was named the best place for women because of that state’s policies around issues such as reproductive rights, employment, poverty, and health.
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Two new reports, the last of a seven-part series published by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), show Colorado and the nation fall short on work and family policies for women.
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Last month, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released its final two reports in a seven-part series on women’s progress in all 50 states. The organization, which was founded in 1987, conducts research in order to address the needs of women and inform policies and programs.
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