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The Real Value of In-Home Care Work in the United States
By Caroline Dobuzinskis Baby Boomers, estimated at nearly 80 million in the United States, began turning 65 in 2011.By 2020, the population of older adults is expected to grow to 55 million from 40.4 million in 2010. As more women … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, Baby Boomers, care work, economy, employment, fair pay, immigration, labor, reform, United States, Wages, Women, Work, worklife
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I “Heart” Restaurant Workers
Heading out this Valentine’s Day? Keep restaurant workers’ well-being in-mind. By Courtney Kishbaugh Valentine’s Day is the second most popular day to dine out, according to the National Restaurant Association. As couples flock to restaurants all over the country, they … Continue reading
The Wage Gap: Myths vs. Realities
By Heidi Hartmann We owe a debt of gratitude to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow for pointing out the differing perceptions people have about the gender wage gap. In April, she invited me on her show to set the facts straight … Continue reading
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Tagged Discrimination, earnings, employment, Equal Pay, National Partnership for Women and Families, salary, Wage Gap, Women, Work, workforce
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Small Steps Forward in Job Gains, But Not Enough to Close Gender Gap
By Caroline Hopper On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data, showing 65,000 of the 120,000 jobs gained last month went to women. While I welcome this news, I would like to take a step back and examine … Continue reading
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Tagged BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment, families, Jobs, Recession, recovery, Women
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After the Great Recession
By Heidi Hartmann This post was originally published on the Women’s Media Center blog. The economic recovery has yet to begin for American women, according to two reports issued this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Here, … Continue reading
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Tagged economic security, economy, employment, Heidi Hartmann, Poverty, Recession, retirement, Rockefeller, survey, Women
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New IWPR/Rockefeller Survey Reveals Need and Support for Social Security Funding
By Zoe Li The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, recently completed a survey of economic security. Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession (download the report and other … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, employment, Jobs, Recession, retirement, Rockefeller, Social Security
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Life-Time Self-Sufficiency: Eight Things Every Young Woman Should Know
By Minjon Tholen and Heidi Reynolds-Stenson An Institute for Women’s Policy Research study analyzing men and women’s earnings over a 15-year span found that women in the prime working ages of 26 to 59 made only 38 percent of what … Continue reading
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Tagged Career, Education, employment, Equal Pay, gender wage gap, retirement, student parents, Women, worklife, young women
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The For-Profit College Education: A Not-So-Golden Ticket
By Jennifer Herard Nontraditional students are often committed and motivated to pursuing postsecondary education, but confront unique challenges. The for-profit college industry has stepped in to fill the demand for education of nontraditional students, but often these schools succeed only … Continue reading
WSJ Op-ed Misses On Paid Sick Days
By Robert Drago Since the implementation of a paid sick days mandate in San Francisco, followed by Washington DC, and most recently the state of Connecticut, the popularity of paid sick days laws is growing. This has caused concern in … Continue reading
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Tagged business, employment, health, healthcare, Paid Sick Days, San Francisco, sick days, workers
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An Unbalanced Debt Deal: Cutting Vital Programs Does Not Address the Deficit
The deal to raise the debt ceiling that may or may not have been reached between President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner should be rejected by members of the House and Senate if it is as unbalanced … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, debt, deficit, economy, employment, medicaid, medicare, Recession, Social Security
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