Womens Poverty

Recalibrating the Recovery: Time for Policymakers to Give Women's Work Its Due

Irasema Garza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Recovery, Construction, Occupational Segregation, Gender-Wage-Gap, Economic Crisis, Women's Poverty, Business News
Irasema Garza

Policymakers must accurately inventory the impact of the economic crisis and take full account of women's fundamental role in the U.S. economy.

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Half the Sky Live Event Bringing Awareness to Women's Issues

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Sheryl WuDunn, Care, Half the Sky, Half the Sky LIVE, Breaking Entertainment News, International Women's Day, Women's Health, Nicholas Kristof, A Powerful Noise, Marisa Tomei, Women's Poverty, Woinshet, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

Half the Sky LIVE captures an evening of discussion, musical performance, and the premier of Woinshet, a short film directed by Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone.

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A Depression for the Most Vulnerable

Irasema Garza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Poverty, Welfare, Tanf, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Welfare Reform, Family Poverty, Legal Momentum, Politics News
Irasema Garza

While the Obama Administration's recent focus on job creation is a welcome turn in the right direction, it's not a magic wand.

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