Economic Security

Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?

The Race-Recovery Index, a project of the Kirwan Institute, is designed to measure how all people, but particularly marginalized populations, are fairing in the midst of the national recovery efforts. The two primary tolls for measurement used on a monthly basis are the naitonal unemployment figures by race, and the Federal contract procurement of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Additional forms of measurement may eventually be added. To read the full report, click here.

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The Race-Recovery Index, a project of the Kirwan Institute, is designed to measure how all people, but particularly marginalized populations, are fairing in the midst of the national recovery efforts.
 

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07/29/2010

NCRW Background Paper: Project on the Economic Recovery Act

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:05pm

In the midst of the current economic crisis—which is exacerbating previously existing disparities and inequalities in the United States—the Recovery Act offers an opportune moment to raise up public investment for all Americans and make inroads on gender equality. Building on the Council’s commitment to policies and programs that advance women’s economic well-being, this project aims to gain a better understanding of the impact of the Act on women and their families. Additionally, the project would examine the inequities in the Recovery Act’s allocation of resources and ways to address the resulting disparities.

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The Intersection of Race, Gender and Wealth: Why Disparities Matter

On March 8, 2010 NCRW Director of Research and Programs, Shyama Venkatewar, was invited to speak at a special policy discussion in honor of International Women's Day.  Hosted by The Insight Center for Community Economic Development, the Institute for Women's Policy Research, the National Council of Negro Women, the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU, and the National Council for Research on Women, the day focused on Economic Security for Women--how wealth building for women of color is a strategy for long-term economic recovery.  Dr.

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Ms. Foundation Hosts Successful Capitol Hill Briefing on the Recession

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:58pm

Last week, the Ms. Foundation for Women--in partnership with the Center for Community Change and Lake Research Partners--hosted a successful Capitol Hill briefing, sharing results from their recent poll on the impact of the recession on women.  According to Gail Cohen from the Joint Economic Committee,

only in May did women gain almost the same number of jobs as men -- but only in temporary Census jobs. In the private sector in May, women lost 1000 jobs while men gained 42,000 jobs.

To learn more about the briefing and download results of the poll, visit the Ms. Foundation's blog, Igniting Change.

 

 


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Yes, Virginia, the Recession Really Has Hurt Women

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 5:49pm

Hands down, this post from California NOW recieves the award for best title of a blog addressing the gloomy issue of the economic recession.  The post discusses a briefing hosted by the California Budget Project, which challenged this whole idea of a "mancession."  California NOW pulled out these (un)savory data points from the briefing:

  • The number of families supported solely by working mothers rose from 4.7% in 2006 to 8.5% in 2009.
  • California’s typical working woman earned 89.1 cents for every dollar earned by the typical working man in 2009.
     

 


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Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap

Submitted by cfiske@ncrw.org on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 12:23pm

By Courtney A. Fiske*

The gap between the personal wealth of white and black Americans undergirds socioeconomic inequality in the United States. What’s more, it’s widening.

This fact served as the springboard for an online seminar hosted last Thursday by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. Entitled “Social Security at 75,” the discussion probed the intersections between race, wealth (defined as earnings minus expenditures), and economic security.


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The Recession's Deepening Toll on Women

Submitted by Amazzeo on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 2:33pm
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Ms. Foundation for Women

A congressional briefing to release the findings of a major new poll showing that a majority of Americans believe the government should play a larger role in shaping our economy and creating jobs.

NWLC Fact Sheet: Women’s Lower Wages Worsen their Circumstances

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 12:36pm

American women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts.This gap in earnings translates into $10,622 less per year in female median earnings. The effect of the wage gap is even more substantial when race and gender are brought into the picture; African-American women and Latinas earn 61 cents and 52 cents, respectively, for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. Although enforcement of the Equal Pay Act as well as other civil rights laws has helped to narrow the wage gap over time, it is critical for women and their families that the significant disparities in pay that remain be addressed.

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http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/lowerwageshurtwomen.pdf
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National Women's Law Center
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