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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...

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Q&A: Women entrepreneurs fear failure more than men: study

February 4, 2012

Reuters asked Donna J. Kelley, a Babson associate professor of entrepreneurship and one of the GEM Women's 2010 report's lead authors, for a bit of insight about U.S. women and small business.
5 Reasons Women Are Freaking Out About Retirement Right Now

February 3, 2012

According to Bill Losey, a certified retirement coach and author of Retire in a Weekend, there are a handful of factors pushing women to the edge about retirement planning.
Mitch Daniels' SOTU Response: No Mention of American Women of Prime Working Age

February 2, 2012

Mitch Daniels' remarks following President Obama's State of the Union speech didn't mention women even once.
Komen breast cancer charity severs ties with Planned Parenthood

February 1, 2012

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leader in fundraising for breast cancer research and famous worldwide for its iconic pink ribbon, said Tuesday that it was halting all partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates because of recently adopted criteria...
Fact Check – Obama and ‘Equal Pay’ for Women

February 1, 2012

Three years after he signed it into law, President Obama has made the little-known Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act the centerpiece of his re-election pitch to women.

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Barnard Center for Research on Women

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Center for the Education of Women

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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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Economic Facts Demonstrate the Fallacy of Our So-Called “Post-Race” Society

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March 30, 2009 posted by admin Last week, the Insight Center for Community Development convened 75 assets-building experts of color from around the nation for the Color of Wealth 2009 Policy Summit...

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 12:43pm

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FAST FACT: One-Third of New Yorkers Face Multiple Hardships

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March 26, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird And that was BEFORE the recession hit! This week, I attended an amazing presentation by the Community Service Society and the New York Women’s...

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 5:38pm

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FAST FACT: Don’t Forget About Health in the Economic Storm

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March 12, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird This week is National LGBT Health Awareness week. In honor of this important week, I wanted to share with you a stat I found from the Big Five...

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 10:45am

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DIVERSITY WRIT LARGE: A Response to So-Called “Post-Racial” America

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March 11, 2009 posted by Delores M. Walters* The disproportionate effects of the seized-up economy on citizens of color whether in housing, employment or educational opportunity soundly refutes the...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 2:27pm

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ECONOMIC STIMULUS FORUM: Round-Up

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March 2, 2009 posted by admin It is undeniable that we are facing tough economic times. In January, the unemployment rate registered 7.6% with 11.6 million people lacking jobs. An...

Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 5:15pm

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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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