The Economic Effects of Contraceptive Access: A Review of the Evidence - Key Findings from the Literature

IWPR #B382 September 2019 The Economic Effects of Contraceptive Access: A Review of the Evidence A recent IWPR report examines the relationship between contraceptive access in the United States and a number of economic outcomes, based on a body of research that identifies causal impacts—rather than associations—of contraceptive access.1 Unlike associations, causal relationships isolate the impact. [...] Career Outcomes • Contraceptive access is responsible for nearly one-third of the increases in the proportion of women in professional fields, such as medicine and law, that occurred between 1970 and 1990. [...] 1 For complete details of the studies reviewed and a summary of their key findings, please see the full report, The Economic Effects of Contraceptive Access: A Review of the Evidence (IWPR #B381) at contraceptive-access-review/. [...] The Institute's research strives to give voice to the needs of women from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds across the income spectrum and to ensure that their perspectives enter the public debate on ending discrimination and inequality, improving opportunity, and increasing economic security for women and families. [...] The Institute works with policymakers, scholars, and public interest groups to design, execute, and disseminate research and to build a diverse network of individuals and organizations that conduct and use women-oriented policy research.