State PAL Publications

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.

The Status of Women in North Carolina: Employment & Earnings

This report examines the status of women in North Carolina in terms of their employment, earnings, and occupations.

The Economic Status of Women in Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties, Texas

This fact sheet examines trends in Texas women’s status in the areas of employment and earnings and poverty and opportunity.

The Economic Status of Women in the States

This fact sheet presents findings from analysis of the Employment & Earnings Index and Poverty & Opportunity Index of The Status of Women in the States series, a comprehensive project that presents and analyzes data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Status of Women in Lubbock County, Texas

This report provides critical data illuminating the status of women in Lubbock County, TX, in terms of their civic engagement, health outcomes, vulnerability to poverty, and access to employment, education, and entrepreneurial opportunities.

The Status of Women in Hawaii

This report provides data to identify areas where women in Hawaii have progressed and areas where further improvement and intervention are required. The report includes composite indices on Employment & Earnings and Poverty & Opportunity.

The Status of Black Women in the United States

This report seeks to address the gap in research on Black women’s well-being and to provide data that can inform policy and programmatic changes to benefit Black women and their families.

The Status of Women in the South

This report paints a comprehensive portrait of the status of women, particularly the status of women of color, in the southern states, grading each state on six different topic areas related to women’s economic, political, health, and social status.

The Status of Women in the States: 2015

This report provides critical data to identify areas of progress for women in states across the nation and pinpoint where additional improvements are still needed.

Key Findings on the Economic Status of Women in North Carolina

This report shows that many of North Carolina’s women are vulnerable to challenges such as unemployment, a persistent wage gap, poverty, and the high cost of child care.