US poverty on track to reach 46-year high; suburbs, underemployed workers,...
Teaser: Poverty levels continue to rise.Editorial: From The Washington Post / Associated Press:The ranks of America’s poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains...
View ArticleThe Pregnancy Assistance Fund as a Support for Student Parents in...
The Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) is a competitive grant program created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that provides funding to states and tribes to support programs that provide pregnant and...
View ArticleRetirement Security: Older Women Remain at Risk
GAO-12-825T, Jul 25, 2012 What GAO FoundOver the last decade, working women’s access to and participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans have improved relative to men. In fact, from 1998 to...
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Publication Party: The Global and the Intimate
Member Organization: Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Celebrate the publication of The Global and the Intimate: Feminism in Our Time, edited by Geraldine Pratt and Victoria Rosner (BWAF...
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The Food Assistance Program: A Critical Safety Net for America’s Poor
A recent New York Timeseditorial states that under the Obama administration the homeless population has remained steady. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which provided $840 billion...
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Economic Security
In the midst of the current economic crisis—which is exacerbating previously existing disparities and inequalities in the United States—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers an opportune...
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Location: United States40° 42' 9.4392" N, 74° 0' 18.144" WSee map: Google MapsLinda Basch, Ph.D., President, has led the National Council for Research on Women since 1996. Under her leadership, the...
View ArticleReinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future
Teaser: Since Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in February 2009, pledging $787 billion to repair and reinvigorate the U.S. economy, the Council has been monitoring...
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Agenda-setting 2012 Nationally and Globally - Leveraging Women's Voices -...
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View Article2013 Annual Afternoon Forum: Leading to Economic Security
Display in Archives: 0 03/05/2013Hosted by: NYU Wagner1:30 - 3:00 p.m. The Kimmel Center Room 802 (The Shorin Studio)New York University60 Washington Square SouthNew York, NY 10012Scroll down to...
View ArticleEconomic Security and Well-Being Index for Women in New York City
New York City is home to more than four million women and girls representing a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds, citizenship statuses, educational attainment levels, and occupations. Of...
View ArticleThe Economic Security and Well-being Index for Women in New York City™
New York City is home to more than four million women and girls representing a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds, citizenship statuses, educational attainment levels, and occupations. Of...
View ArticleNCRW Blog - April 10, 2013
**Why Negotiation is Only Part of the Solution**Did you know that women are more likely to face negative social consequences for negotiating? This seems to go against the pervasive notion that women...
View ArticleGreat Gifts for Mothers of Young Children: Quality, Accessible, Affordable...
Quality early care and education are truly a gifts that will keep on giving, not only to mothers but to all of us. We’re not saying that it’s only important to mothers; fathers need and want this too....
View ArticleWhen Grandmothers Are Mothers, Too
This Sunday, bouquets of roses, Hallmark cards, and restaurant reservations will be deployed by citizenry anxious to promote and valorize an ideal Mother. But what if you are a “mother” operating...
View ArticleConfronting Contradictions: Exploring the Tensions of Women as Breadwinners
URL: http://www.simmons.edu/som/docs/insights_36.pdf Member Organization: Center for Gender in Organizations
View ArticleConfronting Contradictions: Exploring the Tensions of Women as Breadwinners
See: Confronting Contradictions: Exploring the Tensions of Women as BreadwinnersFrom: Center for Gender in Organizations at Simmons School of ManagementDate Published: March 2013Teaser: Over the past...
View ArticleBeware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's Choices
URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2011/04/12/beware-those-who-blame-womens-choices-for-gender-pay-gap/ Member Organization: Center for Gender Studies
View ArticleBeware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's Choices
See: Beware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's ChoicesFrom: Center for Gender Studies at Radford UniversityAuthor: Hilary LipsDate Published: April 12, 2011Teaser: It would be wonderful to be...
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