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Reproductive Access and Women’s Economic Security: A Policy Prescription

December 18, 2017 by Editor

economicinsecurityLast week, the Ohio legislature enacted another restriction on legal abortion by passing HB214, the Down syndrome abortion ban, into law. If signed by Governor Kasich, it will be the 20th restriction to abortion and reproductive health care enacted into law since 2011.

Our latest analysis looks at the relationship between public policies like these and their impact on women’s economic security. We find that without support for women’s reproductive choices – access to contraception and abortion services and workplace policies that support pregnant women and working moms – women will never achieve full equality and the economic security for their families that comes with it.

Highlights from our research:

  • More than half of teens who become pregnant fail to earn a high school diploma by age 22

  • Women with early access to contraception earn more later in life than their peers.

  • Women who are denied an abortion are three times more likely to end up living in poverty.

  • Only 15 percent of the civilian workforce receives any form of paid family leave benefits.

View the report: Reproductive Access and Women’s Economic Security – A Policy Prescription for Ohio

Filed Under: Featured, WomenWatch

How the State of Ohio Can Reduce Food Insecurity

November 22, 2016 by Editor

Among poverty measurables, Ohio scores especially poorly on rates of food insecurity. Of all tools the state of Ohio has to combat food insecurity, nutrition education programs are the most effective options available to reduce food insecurity in the state. If the state of Ohio invested $16 million in its Ohio State Extension nutrition education programs, the state could lift a projected 24,000 Ohioans out of food insecurity.

See our full report here.

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized

The Benefits of Paid Parental Leave for Women, Families, Employers and Local Communities

July 28, 2016 by Editor

IOEF provides analysis on the numerous benefits of providing paid parental leave to families at a relative low cost.   [Read more…]

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Ohio’s Low Wage Recovery

July 28, 2016 by Editor

In this analysis, IOEF reports how low wage earning industries are now making up a greater share of Ohio’s economy.

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House Bill 5 Impact Analysis

July 28, 2016 by Editor

This study examined the effects that the income tax changes in House Bill 5 would have on Ohio’s local governments.

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