Economic Development & Security

With women in the US living longer and postponing retirement, whether out of necessity or by choice, many face economic hardship and discrimination. Although illegal in theory, older women may, in practice, be excluded from job or promotional opportunities based on misconceptions about their abilities or customer preferences for youth. Dual discrimination on the job is evidenced by older women being denied access to training programs and being channeled into positions without upward mobility. Retirement benefits are being further eroded by a weakening of organized labor, economic restructuring and budget cutbacks.

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When Grandmothers Are Mothers, Too
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This Sunday, bouquets of roses, Hallmark cards, and restaurant reservations will be deployed by citizenry anxious to promote and valorize an ideal...
The Food Assistance Program: A Critical Safety Net for America’s Poor
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A recent New York Times editorial states that under the Obama administration the homeless population has remained steady. The American Recovery and...
Economic Security Summit: Where are we Going?
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Economic Security Summit: How are we Doing?
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By Kyla Bender-BairdThe day is finally here! Today is the Economic Security Summit, Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the...
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As Member Center Relations Liaison, Kadija Ferryman coordinates the activities pertaining to NCRW’s over 100 Member Centers. At the Council she...
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Judy Waxman
Judy Waxman is Vice President of Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women's Law Center. She pioneers advocacy, policy and educational...

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  • 10 years after hormone therapy study: What doctors know now
    July 9, 2012

    USA Today interviews JoAnn Manson, one of the Women's Health Initiative hormone replacement therapy study's lead investigators and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School

     
  • Eating disorders are common in older women, study shows
    June 21, 2012

    A first-of-a-kind study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders finds damaging eating disorders are common among women 50 and older — and 62% of those surveyed say their weight or shape has a negative impact on their...
  • Gray Nation: The Very Real Economic Dangers of an Aging America
    April 4, 2012

     Two economists envision a scary -- and scarily realistic -- future where the working population expands slower and slower, and jobless recoveries are the only recoveries we know
  • Are Your Biggest Earning Days Over?
    April 2, 2012

     On average, raises stop at age 37 for women and age 45 for men. That's according to research by PayScale.com and is based on surveys completed by about 1.5 million people who hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
  • It Takes Women to End Global Poverty
    March 11, 2012

     Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food. Yet, women earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than 1 percent of the world's property.