🚨 Congress just passed a budget bill that slashes Medicaid, guts student debt relief, and hides a backdoor abortion ban—all while giving tax cuts to the rich. IWPR is sounding the alarm: this isn’t fiscal policy, it’s a direct attack on women, especially women of color. Read

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients in South Carolina can’t sue when states block them from seeing trusted providers like Planned Parenthood—even if it limits their access to care. This decision hits low-income women and women of color the hardest, and opens

$64 billion in annual economic losses. That’s the cost 16 states with total or near-total abortion bans are paying since the Dobbs decision in 2022. To put it in perspective: that’s enough to cover pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum health care costs for nearly every one of

RT @IWPResearch: Three years after the fall of Roe, the damage is undeniable. The Dobbs decision unleashed a wave of reproductive oppressi….

RT @RU_SMLR: It's been three years since the #SupremeCourt overturned #RoevWade, and a new report by @IWPResearch finds the decision has le….

Three years after the fall of Roe, the damage is undeniable. The Dobbs decision unleashed a wave of reproductive oppression, deepening economic inequality, causing preventable deaths, and stripping millions of their bodily autonomy. IWPR calls on leaders, advocates, and

EXCLUSIVE in @MotherJones: States with abortion bans are paying the price. “This is not just a women’s crisis, it’s really a national economic crisis of significant magnitude,” says Melissa Mahoney, senior research economist at IWPR and lead author of the report. Abortion bans

RT @JulianneMcShane: Exclu for @MotherJones: A new analysis from @IWPResearch estimates that the Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade—issu….

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is a devastating blow to trans youth and their families. At IWPR, we believe access to inclusive, affirming health care is fundamental to gender and economic justice. Denying care fuels

Emotional labor isn't just exhausting—it’s costly. LGBTQIA+ workers often navigate bias and discrimination daily, sacrificing mental health and economic stability. It’s time to recognize the invisible burdens and demand workplace equity. To build truly inclusive environments,

🚨 BIG NEWS from IWPR! 🚨 We just launched the State Policy Action Lab (State PAL)—a powerhouse platform for gender equity champions in all 50 states + DC! 🎉. State PAL brings together 100+ indicators, tracks nearly 500 bills in real time, and delivers sharp, actionable policy

This month’s Consumer Price Index is out, and housing prices are still rising faster than overall inflation. While overall prices in May rose 2.4% over the past year, rents climbed 3.9%. Higher housing costs hit women hardest. Why? Single women—especially mothers and women of

The strong labor market since the COVID-19 recovery brought those differences down substantially, with women across race and ethnicities benefiting. These gains seem now under threat. Read more from IWPR on the post COVID-19 labor market for women:

Unemployment again rose slightly for Black women to 6.2% from 6.1% last month, for Latina women to 5.0% from 4.6%, and for Asian women to 3.3% from 2.6% (seasonally unadjusted) last month. White women’s rate stayed unchanged at 3.3%. When the labor market gets worse,

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the monthly #JobsReport for May, showing 139k jobs added to the labor market, including 73,000 gained by women. As new workers graduated and entered the job market, May’s job growth was not enough to prevent an increase in the.

Today we celebrate 105 years of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau—the only federal agency dedicated solely to the needs of women in the workforce. As IWPR’s Chief Economist Dr. Kate Bahn told @MotherJones, “The Women’s Bureau has historically played a role in helping the

Too many students are forced to choose between their education and their reproductive health. Our latest report breaks down how policy changes can remove financial and systemic barriers to contraception, and why that matters for college success. This work is part of IWPR’s

RT @IWPResearch: House Republicans just passed H.R. 1—one big bad bill that would make it harder for women and families to get the care the….

Affordable childcare is essential for student parents' success, and funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program, which helps colleges offer on campus child care to their students, is crucial. Black single mother students interviewed by IWPR

As generative AI transforms the workforce, women risk being left behind—unless we act now. In our latest blog, IWPR explores how investing in workforce training and reskilling programs is key to ensuring women can thrive in the AI-driven economy. From tech bootcamps to targeted.