This policy brief focuses on the One Big Beautiful Bill's (OBBB) impacts on women’s equitable work and wages, specifically on the issues outlined in IWPR’s Equal Pay, Minimum Wage, Better Workplaces, and Retirement and Social Security policy briefs. As millions of women experience a worsening wage gap and families face job losses, growing costs [...] The post Threats to Women’s Economic Livelihoods: Impacts of the OBBB on Women and Families appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
October 23 marks the second annual Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day—a day to call attention to one of the largest wage gaps women workers face. According to analysis from the National Women’s Law Center, disabled women earn just 56 percent of what's paid to nondisabled men for all workers, inclusive of part-time and seasonal workers. [...] The post Double Discrimination: How Gender and Disability Shape Pay Inequities appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
In the federal government’s appeal to the Seventh Circuit in Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) v. Trump, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Institute for Women's Policy Research, National Partnership for Women & Families, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Women Employed, and Legal Action Chicago [...] The post Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) v. Trump appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
This brief is the sixth and final in IWPR’s series Birthing While Black: The Urgent Fight for Maternal Health Reform. It reviews the historical and current mechanisms for collecting and disseminating maternal health data, describes the flaws and complexities that have emerged in those systems, and details the current-day threats to our ability to [...] The post Data in Danger: The Disappearing Infrastructure of Maternal Health Research appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacte a: Tonya Williams Williams@iwpr.org Octobre 8 de 2025 Versión en Inglés Las Latinas perderán cerca de $1.2 Millones a lo largo de su carrera Informe publicado por IWPR en el décimo aniversario del Día de la Igualdad Salarial de las Latinas en Estados Unidos WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy el Instituto [...] The post Las Latinas perderán cerca de $1.2 Millones a lo largo de su carrera appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tonya Williams Williams@iwpr.org October 8, 2025 Spanish Version Latinas Stand to Lose $1.2 Million Over the Course of a Career IWPR Report Released on the 10th Anniversary of Latina Equal Pay Day WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading national think tank advancing women’s [...] The post Latinas Stand to Lose $1.2 Million Over the Course of a Career: IWPR Report Released on the 10th Anniversary o...| IWPR
Education has long been hailed as the “great equalizer,” but legislation etched into law this summer threatens this cornerstone of economic mobility, particularly for women of color pursuing higher education. In early July, the president signed the Republican-led budget reconciliation legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). The OBBB has devastating impacts on [...] The post From Pathways to Roadblocks: How the OBBB Limits Women’s Access to Higher Education appea...| IWPR
The following is a statement from Dr. Jamila K. Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, on the October 1, 2025, US government shutdown. “As the nation experiences another government shutdown, we stand with women, who are the backbone of American families, and with the thousands of federal workers who the [...] The post IWPR Statement on Government Shutdown appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
October 8, 2025, marks the 10th anniversary of Latina Equal Pay Day—a campaign dedicated to recognizing the hard work, resilience, and economic contributions of Latinas across the United States. For the past decade, this initiative has brought national attention to the persistent wage gap that Latinas face, highlighting its profound impact on their financial [...] The post Latinas Paid Just 54 Cents on the Dollar in 2024, and Pay Equity Is More than 150 Years Away appeared first on IWPR.| IWPR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2025 CONTACT: Tonya Williams, williams@iwpr.org IWPR Launches Brief Series on One Big Beautiful Bill's Threat to Women's Economic Security Washington, DC – The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading national think tank advancing women’s equity for nearly four decades, today announced the launch of a new [...] The post IWPR Launches Brief Series on One Big Beautiful Bill’s Threat to Women’s Economic Security appeared first ...| IWPR
Two-generation (2Gen) programs and policies create opportunities that allow adults and the children in their lives to build on each other’s successes. Ensuring that both parents and children have access to affordable, high-quality educational opportunities, for example, is a core component of a 2Gen approach. Investments in the postsecondary success of parents with young children can increase attainment of credentials leading to good jobs, bring children the benefits of high-quality learnin...| IWPR - Institute for Women's Policy Research
