Fox Business, February 5, 2016 Technology is predicted to be another big source of job growth in the coming years as demand grows for cloud computing, data storage, internet and mobile computing. While women still make up a small percentage of technology jobs, Ariane Hegewisch, Program Director at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, […]
Read MoreMarketWatch, December 30, 2015 Some American colleges are finding answers to a question that has bedeviled employers and policy makers alike: how to get more women into the high-paying, in-demand fields that drive today’s economy. Those schools, a new analysis finds, are using a range of strategies — from hiring more women faculty in fields […]
Read MoreMinnesota Star Tribune, November 8, 2015 Women in Apprenticeship Day is Nov. 5. President Obama declared Nov. 1-7 National Apprenticeship Week to support the proven, earn-as-you-learn job training system that “will help rebuild our middle class.” […] Whether apprentice or journeyman, [Kimberly] Brinkman lost her job and eventually her home when contractors refused to hire […]
Read MoreOregonLive, November 4, 2015 Oregon doubles the national average when it comes to placing women in trades apprenticeship programs, but there is still a long way to go on the path to equality, advocates and government officials say. Overall numbers of female apprenticeships remain low, however, and a recent study by two Portland State University […]
Read MoreMarie Claire, September 28, 2015 Last month, Intel announced a $5 million investment in Georgia Tech to increase the number of women and minorities studying computer science and engineering over the next five years. It’s only the latest example of a big-name university’s push to shrink the well-known gender and racial diversity gaps in STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math) studies. Similar efforts […]
Read MoreFastCompany, March 17, 2015 New research examines the complexities in the gender wage gap. By Samantha Cole Movements need sound bites to spread widely. But in reality, the gender wage gap is much more complex than the single-figure “cents on the dollar” stat that is commonly used as shorthand for the problem. The recently released […]
Read MoreHalf of the gender wage gap is due to women working in different occupations and sectors than men. Improving women’s access to good middle-skill jobs can help close the wage gap and improve women’s economic security.
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