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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

Who Are the Next Generation's Leaders in Technology, Science, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)?

March 14, 2012

In the next five years, STEM jobs are projected to grow twice as quickly as jobs in all other fields according to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics. While all jobs are expected to grow by 10.4 percent, STEM jobs are expected to increase by 21.4...
Women and Education: Making Inequity Visible

March 6, 2012

Kathy Krendl, President of Otterbein University, argues that today's woman is not only faced with many barriers -- fewer educational opportunities, lower wage prospects, higher unemployment numbers -- but is also faced with a tangible lack of...
More women seeking MBAs, but pay gap persists

March 5, 2012

The number of women looking to attend business school hit a record high last year, but that doesn’t mean they’ll find an equitable workplace when they get out.
Indiana lawmaker opposes honor for Girl Scouts

February 21, 2012

A lawmaker has sent a letter to fellow Republican members of the Indiana House saying he will not support a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts because he believes it is a "radicalized organization" that...
Blame biological clock for dearth of women in math: study

February 21, 2012

Women are shunning academic careers in math-intensive fields because the lifestyle is incompatible with motherhood, researchers at Cornell University found in a study to be published next month in American Scientist Magazine.

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
K-12
Title IX
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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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