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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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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

Many Campus Assault Victims Stay Quiet, or Fail to Get Help

September 6, 2010

ABC News: One in four college women--will be the victim or rape or attempted rape before they graduate. Victims often face additional injustice according to a report from The Center for Public Integrity which found "students...
Competitive Cheerleading Advocates Undeterred

July 27, 2010

Inside Higher Education: A federal judge ruled against a Connecticut university for attempting to use competitive cheerleading to meet its federal Title IX requirements. Adocates think that misconceptions about the sport affect how people view...
Syria Bans Face-Covering Veils in Universities

July 18, 2010

CBS: Authorities in Syria have banned the wearing of the niqab, a face covering veil worn by some Muslim women in public universities. The ban is an attempt by the government to discourage Islam and has forced over 1000 female teachers who...
In Pakistan, Islamic schools for women thrive

June 26, 2010

Seattle Times: The Al-Huda chain of Islamic schools across Pakistan is growing rapidly and gaining popularity among the many women who attend classes there. It was started by a woman and offers structured curriculum to its many students. However...
38th Anniversary of Title IX Brings New Enforcement Bills in Congress

June 23, 2010

Ms. Magazine: Title IX, a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all levels of education marked its 38th anniversary today. Most know it as a law that was used to increase women's participation in athletics, however,...

Member Organizations

American Association of University Women

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American University

Women & Politics Institute

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Applied Women's Studies Program

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA
The Association of American Colleges and Universities

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Barnard Center for Research on Women

Barnard College

New York, NY
Beatrice Bain Research Group

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

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Higher Education
International Education
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Title IX
Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies

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Great Gifts for Mothers of Young Children: Quality, Accessible, Affordable Early Care and Education

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Quality early care and education are truly a gifts that will keep on giving, not only to mothers but to all of us. We’re not saying that it’s only important to mothers; fathers...

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 5:53pm

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Is Illinois the New Face of Education Reform?

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Allison FlambergThe Center for American Progress recently released a report on the education reforms Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law last month. Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) seeks to...

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:53pm

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Supporting Families and Reducing Poverty

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Melissa Stevenson*

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 11:38am

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Living Wages and Economic Security Out of Reach for Many Americans

Kate Meyer

*By Kate Meyer

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 6:25pm

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Looking to Women in America for Solutions

Kate Meyer

*By Kate MeyerLast week Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Preeta Bansal, General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the...

Monday, April 4, 2011 - 5:13pm

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Reports & Publications

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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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