Economic Security

IWPR Fact Sheet: Women and Unemployment Insurance: Outdated Rules Deny Benefits That Workers Need and Have earned (2008)

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is designed to provide temporary income assistance to workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own. Benefits are not equally available to the unemployed, however; women, low-wage, and part-time workers are less likely than men, higher-wage, and full-time workers to qualify for and receive UI benefits.

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http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/A132_WomenandUI.pdf

IWPR News Release: For many, 2010 is not off to a great start (2010)

Unemployment among women who maintain families without the support of a spouse is at 13 percent as of December 2009, the highest rate in more than 25 years.

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http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Pressreleaseunempjan2010.pdf

ARRA: Extending the Unemployment Insurance Safety Net to Victims of Domestic Violence (2009)

In response to ARRA many states changed their laws to expand access to unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence. Unfortunately, over 15 states have yet to take the opportunity to extend eligibility (in the ARRA or other contexts), thus denying many victims, already in precarious situations, an important source of financial stability as they try to
escape the violence in their lives.

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http://www.legalmomentum.org/assets/pdfs/arra-extending-unemployment.pdf
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FAST FACT: The rich get richer…

January 25, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird

Ever since my sophomore year of college, when I took “Social, Class, and Power,” I’ve had the refrain “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” stuck in my head. Today’s report released by the Center for American Progress and Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of Law gave me the facts behind this refrain.

Since 1979, the median annual income of the bottom third of American families has decreased by 29% while the top third experienced a 7% increase in their median income. The middle third’s median annual income decreased 13%.


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FAST FACT: How the Safety Net is Failing Americans

January 12, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird


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FAST FACT: Latest Unemployment Numbers

January 9, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird


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NCRW Economic Recovery and Stimulus Project

The National Council for Research on Women Project on the Economic Recovery Act

Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future

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In the midst of the current economic crisis—which is exacerbating previously existing disparities and inequalities in the United States—the Economic Reinvestment and Recovery Act [ARRA] offers an opportune moment to raise up public investment for all citizens and to make inroads in gender equality. Building on the Council’s commitment to initiatives 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 will identify the inequities in the Recovery Act’s allocation of resources and recommend ways to address any resulting disparities.

Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future (Summit October 2010)

Economic Security Summit
October 8, 2010
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Women of Color Policy Network

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295 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012-9604
Ph. (212) 998-7511
Fx. (212) 998-3890
http://wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/
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The Women of Color Policy Network of the Roundtable of Institutions of People of Color was established in 2000 to incorporate the needs, narratives and insights of women of color in the formulation of social, economic and welfare policy.

The Women of Color Policy Network conducts research and collects data on policies impacting women of color in the areas of employment, poverty, welfare, incarceration and health; uses the data and information to help educate community-based groups to hold policy-makers more accountable; works with policy-makers to help provide them with data to improve their decision-making; and mentors future generations of young women of color to enter the public policy and advocacy arena.

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C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D., Executive Director and Research Assistant Professor, Wagner, NYU
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E-mail: nicole.mason@nyu.edu

Carly Highsmith, Assistant Research Scientist-Programs
Ph. (212) 998-7561
E-mail: cah389@nyu.edu

Diana Salas, Research Fellow
Ph. (212) 998-7530
E-mail: diana.salas@nyu.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Awareness & Education, Disparities & Access, Employment & Unemployment, Disparities, Poverty, Safety Nets, Economic Development & Security, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality

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The Network conducts  original research  and collects data  on women and communities of color. Research generated at the Network is  used to help create informed public policies  at the local,state, and national levels. We also analyze  public policies  to determine the impact they will have  on individuals, families, and communities. Our research and  policy priority areas include  economic securityhealth disparitiesleadership and human rights.The goal of our research  and policy analysis is to increase access and relieve  disparities for women and communities of color.

In addition  to research and policy analysis, throughout the year, the Network hosts convenings,symposiums, lectures, and other events with many of the  nation's leading scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders. Our aim is to deepen public understanding  of complex public policy issues through dialogue and a thorough examination of all sides of the issues.

 

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Lead the Way: Building the Pipeline of Women of Color Leaders in the Non-Profit Sector

 

Lead the Way is a unique capacity building and leadership initiative for women of color mid-level managers and emerging Executive Directors working in non-profit and community-based organizations.

Lead the Way 2010: Application

Lead the Way 2010: Frequently Asked Questions

 

Hearings and Testimonies

wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/our_work/hearings.php

Reports & Resources

Women of Color Policy Network. 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on Women of Color, their families and communities.

Mason, C. Nicole, and Diana Salas. 2009. Making Ends Meet: Women and Poverty in New York City.

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210 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602-1802
Ph. (706) 542-2846
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The University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies provides a feminist interdisciplinary perspective on women and gender. Administratively a program in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Women’s Studies cooperates with departments of all schools and colleges of the University in developing its curriculum and programming.

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Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Interim Director
Ph. (706) 542-2846
E-mail: jjb@uga.edu

Cecilia Herles, Assistant Director
Ph. (706) 542-0734
E-mail: cherles@arches.uga.edu

Cicely Robinson-Jones, Business Manager
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Terri Hatfield, Events and Administrative Coordinator
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Globalization, Higher Education, Sexuality & Gender, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Education & Education Reform

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"Feminisms, Nationalisms, Transnationalisms" (2008). A workshop providing a supportive, feminist environment for scholars writing about intersections of race, class, sexuality, gender and nation in a transnational world.  

 

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The IWS Newsletter is released in the Fall and Spring Semesters.

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