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More Research Needed to Help Prevent Street Harassment
By Holly Kearl This April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Primary prevention for sexual violence involves education and the creation of safe environments, including on the streets of our cities,...
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Where’s My 20?
By Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau This is a guest blog post on the important theme of Equal Pay Day. The struggle to gain equality in pay for women is...
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Women Workers in a Post-Walmart World
By Katherine Kimpel Last week, the Supreme Court issued a decision that makes it harder for women in the workplace to protect their rights to be free from discrimination. In reaching their decision in...
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Guest Blog Post: Mentoring Program Inspires Girls to Explore Careers in STEM
Nadine Ann Skinner is a Program Manager at Girls Inc. of Alameda County® By Nadine Ann Skinner In March, IWPR released a report showing that the number of women pursuing science, technology,...
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As You Celebrate the 4th, Remember Why America’s Working Families Need Unions...
by Brigid O’Farrell As you celebrate with your loved ones over the holiday, remember how unions have helped American families secure prosperity and opportunity, and why we should consider unions a...
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When Student Loans are the Only Way to Pay for Child Care
A Student Parent’s Story of Balancing School, Parenthood, and Debt by Andrea Fitch Andrea Fitch I. Deciding to Go Back to School: “We needed to be a dual income family.” When I first learned I was...
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IWPR stands with Pride!
IWPR stands with PRIDE! Pride month is celebrated across the United States every June. It is a time when we honor the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have had on the...
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Happy Labor Day from IWPR!
Dear IWPR Supporters and Colleagues, Today we celebrate Labor Day. As we enjoy the last days of summer, I would like to take a moment to remember the day’s true meaning—a time to honor the...
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Voices of Student Parents: “Since most of my classes were only offered at...
More than one in five college students are parents, but student parents are often under-recognized on college campuses. This blog post is the second in a series highlighting the experiences of student...
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