There is much to praise in the ground breaking health care reform bill that just passed the House. It will provide an additional 36 million more Americans with affordable health insurance, meaning that 96% of all Americans will be insured. There will be no more denials of coverage due to...

Last week, Elinor Ostrom of Indiana University became the first woman to win the prestigious Nobel Prize for Economics in its 41-year history. What made her achievement even more remarkable is the fact that she's not even an economist; she's a political science scholar.

But what are the chances...

New York is a city which moves at a dizzying speed, but the way information moves today can make even the tech-savviest New Yorker's head spin. Today's Kindle-clutching, iPhone toting subway rider who braves the rush hour commute spends every waking hour in a world of nonstop news and information...

People are often surprised to learn that the federal government does not provide paid parental leave to its more than 1.8 million hard-working employees. Currently, when federal workers become new parents they are often forced to make the tough decision between staying home to care for their children without pay...

This Sunday, mothers across the country are being recognized for the invaluable contributions they make to their families and communities. I will be spending time with my family and honoring the women who played a special role in my life. Cards and flowers are always thoughtful gestures, but Congress and...

In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, the daunting and complicated task of distributing victim compensation began to take shape. The compensation plan, as it was originally proposed, was based on outdated government formulas which assumed that women victims would have worked for less...

With so much confusion in the financial marketplace one thing is apparent: the American people deserve to know what government-supported banks are doing and how our tax dollars are being used. The uncertainty families are feeling in this economy is only magnified by the lack of clarity in the programs...

Today marks the 76th anniversary of Frances Perkins' nomination as Labor Secretary in Franklin Roosevelt's cabinet, and it's worth revisiting her distinguished career for insights into weathering our current economic crisis. Not only was she the first women ever nominated to serve in a president's cabinet, but she was also...

Today, our nation is united in memory. As we observe the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, the emotions of that day return. But the horror of those few minutes is mirrored by the ongoing plight of those who rushed into the toxic clouds...

Hi Moms! I hope the flowers were beautiful, the brunch was sumptuous, that your husband pampered you and your oldest remembered to call you from college. Because Mother's Day is over, and the next 364 days will be harder than they ought to be. There is a litany of factors...