Women—particularly women of color—continue to make noteworthy gains at all levels of government, but bold policies and structural changes are still needed to reach gender parity in U.S. politics.
By Robin Bleiweis and Shilpa Phadke
COLUMN
The collapse of the child care sector and drastic reductions in school supervision hours as a result of COVID-19 could drive millions of mothers out of the paid workforce. Inaction could cost billions, undermine family economic security, and set gender equity back a generation.
By Julie Kashen, Sarah Jane Glynn, and Amanda Novello
REPORT
Women took the biggest economic hit from the coronavirus-induced recession, and a slowing recovery is increasingly leaving women behind, threatening to set working women back a generation.
By Michael Madowitz and Diana Boesch
ISSUE BRIEF
An upcoming Supreme Court case could upend the Affordable Care Act’s benefits and protections, which would be devastating for women and their families during the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn.
By Jamille Fields Allsbrook
COLUMN
Despite wins in the courts, abortion rights remain under attack and out of reach for many in the United States.
By Nora Ellmann
ISSUE BRIEF
While a crucial milestone for women’s rights and progress in the United States, the 19th Amendment’s promise of suffrage a century ago still has not been fully realized.
By Robin Bleiweis, Shilpa Phadke, and Jocelyn Frye
COLUMN
In hyperpartisan times, winning elections is all about showing up for voters and getting out the vote. Women are showing how it’s done.
By Judith Warner
REPORT
Employers have a pivotal role to play in establishing pay practices within workplaces and correcting the disparities that have eroded Black women’s pay for decades.
By Jocelyn Frye
COLUMN
Existing support systems for domestic violence survivors are proving inadequate during the pandemic and point to the need for a stronger nationwide infrastructure connecting survivors to vital supports and services.
By Robin Bleiweis and Osub Ahmed
REPORT
Women, especially women of color, in the United States are more likely to live in poverty than men, and they need robust, targeted solutions to ensure their long-term economic security.
By Robin Bleiweis, Diana Boesch, and Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
FACT SHEET
The Supreme Court's decisions this term on reproductive health are a reminder of the need for proactive policies that protect reproductive rights.
By Kurt Mueller, Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Nora Ellmann, Juli Adhikari, and Maggie Jo Buchanan
VIDEO
Employers and policymakers must take concrete steps to avoid replicating and perpetuating longstanding racial, gender, and ethnic biases in workplaces of the future to create equitable environments where women have the best chance of success.
By Jocelyn Frye
ISSUE BRIEF
CAP’s Medicare Extra proposal provides an opportunity for the United States to safeguard and improve access to reproductive health care.
By Jamille Fields Allsbrook and Osub Ahmed
REPORT
Women need policy solutions for their immediate health and economic needs during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as long-term systemic change.
By Nora Ellmann, Robin Bleiweis, and Shilpa Phadke
COLUMN
Working women face new caregiving challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and need structural policy change that mitigates long-term impacts on their earnings and employment, including resources to stabilize the child care industry.
By Diana Boesch and Katie Hamm
ISSUE BRIEF