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1. Economic Security 2. Education 3. Health 4. Immigration 5. Violence

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

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AGENDA Annual Conference 2012 external rev March 30

AGENDA: NCRW Annual Conference 2012 - Agenda-Setting Nationally and Globally: Leveraging Women's...
INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC SECURITY SUMMIT POLICY BRIEFS

In keeping with a long-standing commitment to advancing women’s economic well-being, the...
NCRW Summit Social Supports and Safety Nets Policy Brief (2010)

Participants in the breakout session on social supports and safety nets focused their attention on...
NCRW Background Paper: Reinvesting in Women and Families

Based on available research, it is clear that while the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has...
NCRW Background Paper: Project on the Economic Recovery Act

In the midst of the current economic crisis—which is exacerbating previously existing...
NCRW Summary: Economic Recovery in the Cities

FEBRUARY 1, 2010 Representatives from New York City and surrounding cities gathered at Columbia...
NCRW Policy Brief: Economic Security

To overcome economic hardship, women need opportunities to learn new skills and earn fair wages in...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Women, Homeownership, and Sub-Prime Mortgages--A Need for Fair Lending Practices

Sub-prime mortgages threaten the economic security of women and their families. They also impede...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Women and Poverty

Lifting women and children out of poverty is key to women’s economic security and wellbeing.
NCRW Fact Sheet: Raising the Minimum Wage--Women and Working Families Benefit Most

Failure to adjust the minimum wage with rising inflation has kept women and working families in...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Affordable Child Care Needed as Women's Labor Force Participation Grows

Making childcare affordable is critical to working families and key to women’s economic well-...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Guaranteed Paid Leave--A National Imperative for Women and Families

The lack of guaranteed paid leave creates economic hardship for the U.S. labor force as well as...

News

Changing skill sets mean more women in traditionally male fields

July 16, 2012

Women are increasingly entering previously male-dominated professions.
Newly created jobs go mostly to men

July 16, 2012

Since the recession ended, men are getting more of the newly created jobs than women.
How Congressional Republicans and Democrats Pay Women

July 13, 2012

National Journal examines LegiStorm salary data for Congressional staffers, and finds that women earn significantly less across both houses and party lines.
Women who work long hours 'more likely to put on weight'

July 13, 2012

Middle-aged women who work more than 40 hours per week are more likely to have less healthy lifestyles and gain more weight than women who work less.
Three Years into the Recovery, Job Growth for Women Undermined by Public Sector Job Losses, NWLC Analysis Shows

July 9, 2012

Analysis by the National Women’s Law Center of jobs data for June 2012 shows that women gained more private sector jobs than men did: 49,000 v. 35,000. But women lost 17,000 public sector jobs in June, while men gained 13,000 public sector jobs...

Member Organizations

Legal Momentum

New York, NY
National Council of Women's Organizations

Washington, DC
National Women's Law Center

Washington, DC
New York Women's Foundation

New York, NY
Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA
Women of Color Policy Network

New York University

New York, NY

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Employment & Unemployment
Housing
Older Women
Poverty
Safety Nets
Taxes & Tax Reform
Women & Girl Heads of Household
Work - Life Balance

Blog Posts

We Need a Robust Jobs Bill Now

vivhdem

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 6:52pm

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Latest Poverty Statistics Alarm Experts -- Women Disproportionately Poor

vivhdem

By Linda Basch, PhD*

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 12:24pm

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National Council of Women’s Organizations Launches “Respect, Protect, Reject” Campaign

afaitelson

This post was originally featured on the Institute for Women's Policy Research Blog on July 19, 2011. By Heidi Reynolds-Stenson

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 2:23pm

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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 Deal is a Feminist Issue.” The webinar...

Monday, July 25, 2011 - 1:49pm

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Changing Workplace Scheduling as an Anti-Poverty Strategy

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Melissa StevensonAt the June 22nd brown bag lunch, “Changing Workplace Scheduling as an Anti-Poverty Strategy,” sponsored by Half in Ten and the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU...

Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 3:16pm

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Reports & Publications

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

Supporting State Child Care Efforts with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:31pm

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

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:16pm

The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Third Quarterly Report

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 5:08pm

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