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Women’s Equality Yet to Be Fully Realized

"These are challenging times for all Americans, but there are several indicators that suggest that women have been disproportionately burdened by the recession. It is well-documented that women earn significantly less money than men in the workplace -- working women make about $0.78 for every [...]

August 29, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Women's Equality Yet to Be Fully Realized

"These are challenging times for all Americans, but there are several indicators that suggest that women have been disproportionately burdened by the recession. It is well-documented that women earn significantly less money than men in the workplace -- working women make about $0.78 for every [...]

August 29, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Black Women Lost More Jobs During Recovery

"In fact, women of all races are suffering disproportionately during the weak recovery, as public sector jobs shrink under the chokehold of tightened budgets. Women hold a high percentage of those jobs, largely because local governments were the first places to implement fair employment practices, [...]

August 19, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Balancing Books and Babies

"Rooney is one of about 3.9 million student parents working on their undergraduate degrees in the United States. Nearly half those students are single parents and work full-time jobs, according to a  2011 report by the Institute for  Women's Policy Research ."

July 26, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|

Was the ‘Mancession’ Just a Mirage?

"Initially, it looked as if male workers were suffering more from the recession because men outnumber women in fields like construction, manufacturing, and other areas that retrenched at the recession's onset. Women, on the other hand, had jobs in industries such as teaching that, at [...]

July 19, 2011|Categories: Press Hits|