State PAL Publications

Where to From Here? Understanding and Expanding the Landscape of Cash Transfers in the US and Their Impact on Women

This brief provides an overview of the current landscape of state- and national-level cash transfer programs in the US. It identifies the types of programs being implemented and the target populations they serve, focusing on how they reach and affect women across various groups.

Native Women Will Not Reach Pay Equity with White Men Until 2144

This fact sheet analyzes the earnings of Native American and Alaskan Native women and non-Hispanic White men by state.

Sweeping Wins in Minnesota Include Paid Leave and Student Parent Supports

This blog highlights 2023 legislative actions in Minnesota that established a new paid leave program and bolstered its Student Parent Support Initiative.

Policy-at-a-Glance: Securing Student Parent Success

This Policy-at-a-Glance summarizes state policy recommendations for meeting the needs of student parents.

State Policy for Student Parent Success: A Landscape Scan of Policy Solutions Enacted at the State Level

This policy brief provides an overview of the myriad of issues faced by student parents and options to utilize state policy solutions to address these issues.

Maine’s Latest Budget Establishes State’s First Paid Leave Program and Boosts Child Care

This blog highlights Maine's first paid family leave program, established in 2023.

For the Class of 2023 in the Northeast, State Abortion Laws are a Key Factor in College Decisions, According to New IWPR Poll

This presentation provides the results of a 2023 poll conducted with prospective and current college and grad students who live in CT, MA, ME, NH, VT, NJ, NY, PA, RI, as well as their parents.

The Status of Women in Florida: Reproductive Rights

This white paper provides an overview of reproductive rights in Florida.

All In Together: A Fact Sheet on the Role of the Family Resource Center in Achieving Student Parent Success at LAVC

This fact sheet summarizes the findings of IWPR's analysis of the experiences of student parents enrolled at Los Angeles Valley Community College.

All In Together: The Role of the Family Resource Center in Achieving Student Parent Success at Los Angeles Valley College

This brief provides an analysis of the experiences of student parents enrolled at Los Angeles Valley College, highlighting barriers and obstacles to degree attainment and an in-depth analysis of how wraparound services provided by the Family Resource Center improve outcomes.

IWPR Reproductive Rights Index: A State-by-State Analysis and Rankings

This report demonstrates the need to protect and expand access to reproductive health services, including abortion, at the federal and state levels.

The Well-Being of Women in Utah in 2019

This fact sheet builds upon the briefing paper published in 2014 by IWPR and YWCA Utah, The Well-Being of Women in Utah: An Overview as well as IWPR’s Status of Women in the States 2015.

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Health and Wellness

This report provides information on the health, well-being, and reproductive rights of women in North Carolina, including differences by race and ethnicity and by county where data are available.

The Well-Being of Women in Utah in 2018

This fact sheet builds upon the briefing paper published in 2014 by IWPR and YWCA Utah, The Well-Being of Women in Utah: An Overview, and IWPR’s Status of Women in the States 2015.

The Status of Women in Florida by County: Health and Well-Being

This report is one in a series of four publications on women’s status across Florida’s counties, commissioned by the Florida Women’s Funding Alliance, an affinity group of Florida Philanthropic Network.