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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)

NCRW Resources

NCRW Fact Sheet: Increasing Student Aid—Making Higher Education Accessible to Women and Low-Income Students

As wages continue to stagnate and tuition costs rise, college education has become out of reach for...
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 Fact Sheet: Welfare Reform and Education

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 pushed many poor women into jobs but without sufficient training or...
NCRW Policy Brief: Education

Despite gains in educational achievement for women and girls over the last decade, the gap...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Women and Educational Disparities--A Call to Action

Today, women are more likely than men to attend college after high school, and are as likely to...

News

The Future of the Ph.D.

May 8, 2012

"Why do we produce so many Ph.D.'s when fewer than half of them will ever hold tenure-track jobs? Is this 19th-century German model of apprenticeship suited to the 21st century?" asks Mary Ann Mason.
Out-of-Bounds Relationships

May 2, 2012

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is distributing a publication to all its member institutions urging athletic departments to create policies that “unambiguously and effectively” prohibit sexual relationships between...
Georgetown University will not offer student contraception coverage

May 2, 2012

Georgetown University president John J. DeGioia announced that the school will not adjust student health care plans to cover birth control.
What Does Take Your Child to Work Day Mean in 2012?

April 27, 2012

Lisa Belkin on how Take Your Child to Work Day has changed since its inception in 1993.
Women’s Presses Tweak Their Business Models

April 23, 2012

Publishers Weekly roundup of the status of feminish publishers.

Member Organizations

Consortium for Women and Research

University of California, Davis

Davis, CA
The Feminist Majority Foundation

Arlington, VA
Girl Scouts of the USA

New York, NY
Institute for Women & Work

Cornell University

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Institute for Women's Studies

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
Legal Momentum

New York, NY

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Access & Disparities
Diversity & Inclusion
Early Childhood
Educational Leadership of Women & People of Color
Higher Education
International Education
K-12
Title IX
Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies

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CEDAW FORUM: Lighting a Fire for the Women’s Rights Treaty

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Allie Bohm*As a colleague recently reminded me, our system of government was developed not to pass laws, but to make change slowly. Take, for example, the Convention on the Elimination of All...

Friday, July 9, 2010 - 11:34am

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FAST FACT: Black Women's Health Care Access and Educational Attainment Rising

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Josephina Ragon* Last week, I waited eagerly on the steps of City Hall to get the latest facts on the status of black women and girls. The Law and Policy Group, Inc. released their 2010...

Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 5:25pm

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Policy Is About Priority: Where Do Moms Fit in?

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By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan*This post originally appeared on the Health Justice Blog associated with the Health Justice Division of the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.

Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 1:10pm

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Map It! The Global Status of Girls

Kyla Bender-Baird

Introducing the new, fully interactive method of feminist geographical mapping: online map tools!

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 4:51pm

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Girls Rock the House

Kyla Bender-Baird

Posted by admin Today we learned about this newly launched national initiative that "seeks to educate and build the self-esteem of middle school girls to increase their knowledge of the...

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 3:11pm

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Reports & Publications

Effective_Philanthropy

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am

THE GIRLS REPORT: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:29am

Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:26am

How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Addresses Women's Needs

Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:31pm

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