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Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 10:20am
By Shyama Venkateswar, Ph.D.*I joined a distinguished panel of researchers, advocates, and experts at the Yale Club on Thursday, January 19th when I presented our latest studies on increasing the access of low-income women to child care.The panel was led by Jessica Sager, Co-Founder and Executive Director of All Our Kin, an innovative Connecticut-based program that has had significant success in training child care providers and increasing the economic security of low-income women.To many of us, investing in child care is a no-brainer, but rigorous data from the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis showed that for every dollar invested in child care, the state of Connecticut earned $15-20 in economic benefits. In other words, child care not only pays for itself, but has a significant...0 comments
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 2:36pmBy Shyama Venkateswar, Ph.D.*The National Council for Research on Women participates in the US Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security. We are currently disseminating a statement...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 5:52pmBy Shyama Venkateswar, Ph.D.* The failure to pass the Obama Administration’s $450 billion American Jobs Act was a great set-back for economic recovery efforts and the U.S. workforce, but...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 11:33pmBy Linda Basch, PhD*On Wednesday, I attended the 2011 Breakfast of Champions for an overflow audience at the New York Stock Exchange organized by the Women’s Forum of New York. It was an...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 11:43amBy Linda Basch, PhD*The National Council for Research on Women hosted an expert panel 3 years ago called: Flex Practices as a Strategic Imperative. Since then, more and more companies have embraced...
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Friday, October 28, 2011 - 3:58pmIn case you missed it…A major conference was held at Hunter College in New York to mark the 20th anniversary of Anita Hill’s historic testimony during the Clarence Thomas confirmation...
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Friday, October 28, 2011 - 10:23amBy Alissa VladimirOn Monday, Oct. 24, the Emerging Leaders Network of the National Council for Research on Women hosted Taking the Wheel, an event featuring younger women who have founded or lead non...
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Friday, October 14, 2011 - 3:57pmBy Linda Basch, PhD, PresidentToday, I'm urging everyone in our network to contact their Representatives to denounce HR 358 -- a catastrophic measure that puts women's lives in jeopardy. I'm writing...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 5:06pmBy Susan Graves*According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the world’s population will reach 7 billion by the end of October. This number reflects declining...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 4:06pmBy Louisa Clark*Is there a global standard for gender equality that holds companies accountable for giving men and women equal opportunities in the workplace? This is the question that Nicole Schwab...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 2:08pmWomen make up two thirds of the world’s illiterate population. LitWorld, an international literacy organization, works to improve this figure through its mission to cultivate literacy in the...
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