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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

Fewer Workouts, Greater Health Risks for Women

April 15, 2012

A nationwide study, conducted at Oregon State University in Corvallis, found that women get only about 18 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day, while men get 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise daily, on average.
More Unwed Couples Are Having Babies

April 13, 2012

According to a new National Center for Health Statistics report, while 40% of American births are to unmarried mothers, most of those are to cohabiting couples.
Why Mitt Romney's 'Economic War on Women' Charge Could Backfire

April 12, 2012

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney claims that 92 percent of the jobs lost since President Obama took office belonged to women, but laying the blame on the Obama adminstration could backfire.
More women vets are homeless, but housing scarce

April 9, 2012

CBS reports on the increasing levels of homelessness among female veterans.
Women as Primary Breadwinner? Black Women Know All About It

April 6, 2012

As we consider the quickly approaching future in which women are predicted to be the primary breadwinners in most households, African-American women have something unique to add to discussion as well—they’ve been living that “...

Member Organizations

Altagracia Dilone Levat

Legal Momentum

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Barnard Center for Research on Women

Barnard College

New York, NY
Center for the Education of Women

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
The Feminist Majority Foundation

Arlington, VA
Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Washington, DC
International Center for Research on Women

Washington, DC

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Older Women
Poverty
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Blog Posts

Ms. Foundation Hosts Successful Capitol Hill Briefing on the Recession

Kyla Bender-Baird

Last week, the Ms. Foundation for Women--in partnership with the Center for Community Change and Lake Research Partners--hosted a successful Capitol Hill briefing, sharing results from their...

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 12:58pm

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Seriously, are Employment Protections that Threatening?

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Kyla Bender-Baird

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:03am

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Yes, Virginia, the Recession Really Has Hurt Women

Kyla Bender-Baird

Hands down, this post from California NOW recieves the award for best title of a blog addressing the gloomy issue of the economic recession. The post discusses a briefing hosted by the...

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 5:49pm

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Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap

cfiske@ncrw.org

By Courtney A. Fiske*The gap between the personal wealth of white and black Americans undergirds socioeconomic inequality in the United States. What’s more, it’s widening.This fact served...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 12:23pm

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Queers for Economic Justice Takes on Welfare and Local Jobs

jzeilinger@ncrw.org

By Julie Zeilinger*

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:41pm

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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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