Economic Development & Security

Women in the United States frequently lack basic services that are taken for granted in many other parts of the world. To be able to live in economic security, they require educational opportunities; paid sick leave; affordable, quality child care and elder care; as well as portable health care and adequate retirement benefits to protect them throughout their lives. While programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Food Stamps are available, they do not go far enough. More robust safety nets are needed to lift and keep women and their families out of poverty.

NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

WOMEN GO GLOBAL CD-ROM
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:31am
Taxes ARE a Woman's Issue: Reframing the Debate
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:43pm
NCRW Economic Recovery and Stimulus Project
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 3:23pm
State Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Appendix C: Safety Net
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:04pm
ARRA: Extending the Unemployment Insurance Safety Net to Victims of Domestic Violence
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 12:37pm

Member Organizations

Resources

Blog Posts

The Food Assistance Program: A Critical Safety Net for America’s Poor
S Venkateswar
A recent New York Times editorial states that under the Obama administration the homeless population has remained steady. The American Recovery and...
Investing in Child Care Pays Large Dividends in Economic Growth
vivhdem
By Shyama Venkateswar, Ph.D.*I joined a distinguished panel of researchers, advocates, and experts at the Yale Club on Thursday, January 19th when I...
We Need a Robust Jobs Bill Now
vivhdem
Latest Poverty Statistics Alarm Experts -- Women Disproportionately Poor
vivhdem
By Linda Basch, PhD*
Teen Feminists Really Do Care About the Budget
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Talia WeisbergI had the amazing opportunity to participate in a NOW webinar moderated by Terry O’Neill, President of NOW, “The Budget...

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Deborah A. Freund
Professor Deborah A. Freund is the 15th President of Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and is an internationally known health economist and...
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Lynda Sagrestano
Lynda M. Sagrestano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis.  She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology...
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Leslie Wolfe
Dr. Leslie R. Wolfe is President of the Center for Women Policy Studies, the Nation’s first feminist policy institute, founded in 1972. The...
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Rinku Sen
Rinku Sen is the President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and Publisher of ColorLines magazine.A leading figure in the...
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Dr. Mary Gatta is currently a Senior Scholar, at Wider Opportunities for Women. Prior to that she served as a Director, Gender and Workforce Policy...
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Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership, and Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, has a Ph.D. in...
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Mimi Abramovitz is the CHAIR of Social Welfare Policy at Hunter College School of Social Work, and serves as the Bertha Capen Reynolds...
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Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a...
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Lesley E. Orloff
Leslye E. Orloff is vice president and director of Legal Momentum's Immigrant Women Program. She joined Legal Momentum's Washington, D.C. office in...

News

  • Bill Would Restore Cancer Screenings For Poor Women
    August 30, 2010

    KPBS: The California legislature has unanimously voted fpr a bill that would restore the Every Woman Counts Program, which offers breast and cervical cancer screenings to more than 6000 low-income women a year.  It is unclear whethe Governor...
  • Obama deficit panel head: Social Security a 'milk cow'
    August 25, 2010

    USA Today: Alan Simpson, the Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan fiscal commision has landed in hot water over his sexist and offensive comments to the Older Women's League, where he descibed Social Security as a "milk cow with 310 million...
  • Study Reveals More and More Women Are Taking Control of Their Finances
    July 29, 2010

    Alternet: According to a new report released this week from the Women’s Media Center and Prudential Financial titled, “Financial...
  • High Rate for Deaths of Pregnant Women in New York State
    July 18, 2010

    New York Times: According to a new report, maternal mortality is higher in New York than in almost any other state.  Women of color are the most affected, with black women seven times more likely to die in pregnancy than white women, and Hispanic...
  • Behind domestic workers' new bill of rights
    June 3, 2010

    Salon: The New York state Senate has passed a bill that would require employers of domestic workers such as nannies and housekeepers to provide them with sick pay, vacation days, overtime and a two-week termination notice. This groundbreaking law is...