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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Telling the Real Story on Social Security
This blog is also published on IWPR’s Social Security Media Watch Project. by Caroline Dobuzinskis In political debates and media reports, the dialog on Social Security has recently focused on budget numbers. The program is often mistakenly tied to the … Continue reading
Women in Science: Beyond Babies and Biology
by Robert Drago Every few years, we get a recycling of old explanations for women’s underrepresentation in traditionally male fields, and these inevitably circle around babies and biology. Either women “just want to have kids,” so cannot hold down serious … Continue reading
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Women Immigrants: Fear, Education, and Economics
This is a guest blog post by Heidi Silver-Pacuilla that was originally posted on the blog for the National Coalition for Literacy. Women make up more than 50 percent of the adult ed population; in ESL (English as a Second … Continue reading
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Where’s My 20?
By Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau This is a guest blog post on the important theme of Equal Pay Day. The struggle to gain equality in pay for women is ongoing, and affects women … Continue reading
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Tagged Equal Pay Day, families, Sara Manzano-Diaz, US DOL, Women, Women's Bureau, Work, worklife
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A Partial Fix for Closing the Wage Gap: End Segregation in the Labor Market
by Barbara Gault So, the wage gap is still going strong, even though women have surpassed men in terms of number of higher degrees received. Women are now more likely than men to get bachelors’ degrees, master’s degrees, and Ph.D.’s. … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Education, employment, Equal Pay, gender wage gap, unions, Wal-Mart, Women
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Women Thrown Under the Bus (Again)
by Heidi Hartmann Friday evening (4/8/2011) while the Democrats and Republicans were negotiating their budget deal for the remainder of FY 2011, as the news began to trickle out, we learned that once more, women are being thrown under the … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, economy, HIV/AIDS, medicaid, medicare, President Obama, Social Security, Women
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A College Student’s Take on the Gender Wage Gap
By Lauren Hepler In honor of Equal Pay Day, IWPR intern Lauren Hepler observes the impact of the gender wage gap as she looks to start a career after college. In this economy, it is very scary to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Day, gender wage gap, Wal-Mart, women's earnings, young women
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More Research Needed to Help Prevent Street Harassment
By Holly Kearl This April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Primary prevention for sexual violence involves education and the creation of safe environments, including on the streets of our cities, towns, and neighborhoods. One important issue that seldom receives attention … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Education, freedom of movement, Research, safety, sexual assault, street harassment, Women
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The Impact of Rep. Ryan’s Proposed Budget on Women and Families
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget slashes programs that benefit women and families and neglects important investments in future generations. by Caroline Dobuzinskis It’s in the Numbers There has been an onslaught of criticism in the media about how … Continue reading
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Visualizing the Gender Wage Gap
by Jennifer Clark On April 12, we will “celebrate” Equal Pay Day, held on a Tuesday every year to symbolize how far into a second work week women must work to earn the same amount men earn in a single work … Continue reading
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