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Big 5 Topics

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)

NCRW Resources

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

Women entrepreneurs: misrepresented, misunderstood, miraculous

December 11, 2011

Article discusses women making waves in the Silicon Valley, even if they aren't the celebrities of big companies like Zynga or Apple.
Women on Night Shift Have Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

December 9, 2011

Women who worked irregularly scheduled night shifts had up to a 60% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women who worked only day and evening hours, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.
Economist Debates: Women & Work

December 7, 2011

Linda Basch and Christina Hoff Sommers debate whether women belong in the workplace or whether stay-at-home motherhood should be a choice.
The Changing Workplace: Academia and Non-Profits

December 7, 2011

As technology continues to transform our culture, the workplace will need to evolve along with it. Flexibility in terms of time and space are among the myriad changes that technological advancements are bringing to the 21st century workplace,...

Surge of Young Nurses Could Help Reverse Shortage

December 6, 2011

According to a report published Monday in the journal Health Affairs, young registered nurses are now entering the workforce at a rate not seen since the 1970s.

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Member Organizations

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Barnard Center for Research on Women

Barnard College

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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
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Safety Nets
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Work - Life Balance

Blog Posts

SWING STATE FORUM--The View from Idaho

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October 31, 2008 Posted by Linda Basch Below is my exchange with Lisa McClain, Director of Gender Studies and an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Boise State University. In...

Friday, October 31, 2008 - 12:18pm

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Council and Boise Member Center Address Women in Idaho

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October 28, 2008. Posted by Linda Basch, President, National Council for Research on Women I'm pleased to share with you an op-ed I co-authored with Lisa McClain, Director of Gender Studies at...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 4:28pm

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Ruth E. Zambrana on Health: "Real Change, Not Reform!"

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October 24, 2008 posted by Linda Basch

Friday, October 24, 2008 - 2:04pm

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Taxes Are STILL a Women's Issue

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October 24, 2008 posted by Linda Basch

Friday, October 24, 2008 - 12:33pm

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Jane Plumber Gets Airtime Over at CNN.com

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Oct 17, 2008 posted by Linda Basch Today I posted an op-ed over on CNN.com, titled "What About Jane Plumber?" Here is how it begins: "The all-too-familiar talking points of...

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 3:29pm

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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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