Institute for Women's Policy Research
| Formation | 1987 |
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| Founder | Heidi Hartmann |
| Legal status | Non-profit research organization |
| Headquarters | The George Washington University |
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Heidi Hartmann |
| Mission | To conduct rigorous research and disseminate the findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialog, and strengthen families, communities, and societies. |
| Website | www |
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is an organization founded in 1987 by Heidi Hartmann to meet the need for women-centered, policy-oriented research.
IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political participation.
The Institute works with policymakers, scholars, and public interest groups around the country to design, execute, and disseminate research that illuminates economics and social policy issues affecting women and families. IWPR seeks to build a network of individuals and organizations that conduct and use women-oriented policy research. As an independent, non-profit, research organization, IWPR also works in affiliation with the graduate programs in public policy and women's studies at The George Washington University.
IWPR's work is supported by foundation grants, government grants and contracts, donations from individuals, and contributions from organizations. Members and affiliates of IWPR's Information Network receive reports and information on a regular basis. IWPR is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization.
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialog, and strengthen families, communities, and societies.
Co-founder and current IWPR President Heidi Hartmann, was driven to form the institute by her awareness of the persistence of gender-based economic injustice; an awareness fostered by her upbringing in a single-mother, single-income household. In its founding year, IWPR analyzed the costs to American workers of not having unpaid leave for childbirth, personal health needs, or family care giving in its inaugural publication, Unnecessary Losses: Costs to Americans of the Lack of Family and Medical Leave. Shortly after the launch of that project, IWPR testified before the U.S. Senate with unique findings. The research showed that—by not recognizing the need for work-life balance—established policies not only failed to support workers and their families, but were costly to taxpayers.
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