What's New

»Our new brief on Transportation for Low Income Women finds transportation to be a major barrier for women trying to gain economic security and eliminate their dependence on public assistance. Click here for the brief or the press release.

»Our new report Breaking Through the Granite Ceiling in Corporate New Hampshire reviews the number of women in top business leadership in the state, and business leaders’ ideas on how to expand opportunities; Click here for the report or press release.

»New fact sheet on older women in New Hampshire, describing their risk of poverty in  old age and need for financial education. Click here to read the fact sheet.

»2007 Year End Report: Click here to read about our work in 2007.

»Women and the Livable Wage, August 2007: Click here for the press release or the brief.

»NHWPI's Data Makes a Difference: Click here to read an update on our activities.

»Check out NHWPI's recent press coverage

»Click here for: recent presentations

Quick Facts

» Women made up 40% of the full-time workforce in New Hampshire in 2004.

» From 2002 to 2004, full-time working women earned an average of 71 cents for every dollar earned by men in New Hampshire.

» 57% of all full-time New Hampshire workers earning less than $25,000 in 2004 were women.