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

Feminists in Solidarity with Domestic Workers
Kyla Bender-Baird
The Barnard Center for Research on Women produced this fantastic video of notable feminists supporting the important role domestic workers play....
How are Women Faring in Massachusetts?
Kyla Bender-Baird
There has been a lot of talk about the gender dimensions of the Great Recession and subsequent recovery efforts--most notably the American Recovery...
Race, Gender and Economic Justice in the U.S.
Kyla Bender-Baird
March 9, 2010 posted by Jacqueline Mumbey* This afternoon, NCRW co-sponsored a CSW side event with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership,...
Women’s Equality Key to Economic Recovery
Kyla Bender-Baird
March 8, 2010 posted by Shyama Venkateswar Today as we celebrate International Women’s Day all over the world, let us take a moment to reflect...
Wealth Creation and a Stronger Economy Through Robust Safety Nets
Kyla Bender-Baird
Head on over to AlterNet to see our latest op-ed by NCRW Director of Research and Programs, Shyama Venkateswar. In "Women of Color Slammed by...

Member Experts

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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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Mary Gatta
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
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
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

  • What women want … from the ‘super committee’
    November 16, 2011

    The American Independent takes a look at how the super committee’s proposal could disproportionately impact women.
  • What Percentage Lives in Poverty?
    November 14, 2011

    Economist Nancy Folbre asks, "Do poor people represent the bottom 16 percent of the population or the bottom 15 percent? The answer matters more than you might think."

     
  • Obama: GOP goals would hurt women
    November 10, 2011

    In a speech tailored to the largely female audience of the National Women's Law Center, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that congressional Republicans are more interested in dividing the country than in strengthening the economy and...
  • Wall Street needs women, younger clients to compete: Krawcheck
    November 9, 2011
    Sallie Krawcheck, the former head of Bank of America's wealth management unit, says Wall Street must raise its appeal to the next generation of investors and female professionals to remain competitive in the wealth management industry....
  • While More Men Are Finding Work, Women Continue to Lose Jobs
    November 9, 2011
    Even though the recovery started more than two years ago (in GDP terms), many women aren't feeling the positive effects. While the overall unemployment rate has fallen in recent months to 9 percent, the jobless rate for women has increased during...