Safety Nets

Women in the United States frequently lack basic services that are taken for granted in many other parts of the world. To be able to live in economic security, they require educational opportunities; paid sick leave; affordable, quality child care and elder care; as well as portable health care and adequate retirement benefits to protect them throughout their lives. While programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Food Stamps are available, they do not go far enough. More robust safety nets are needed to lift and keep women and their families out of poverty.

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National Women's Law Center

Joan Entmacher is Vice President and Director of Family Economic Security at the National Women's Law Center, where she focuses on policies affecting the economic security of low-income women and their families, including Social Security, child support, tax, and income support programs. To promote improvements in these policies, Ms. Entmacher has testified to Congress on several occasions, frequently has advocated before administrative agencies, has participated in litigation, and has written and spoken extensively on these issues. Before joining the Center in 1998, Ms. Entmacher served as Director of Legal and Public Policy for the National Partnership for Women and Families, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, and attorney in the U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor's Office. Ms. Entmacher is a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School.

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New York, NY
United States
40° 42' 51.3684" N, 74° 0' 21.5028" W
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FAST FACT: The rich get richer…

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 5:11pm

January 25, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird

Ever since my sophomore year of college, when I took “Social, Class, and Power,” I’ve had the refrain “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” stuck in my head. Today’s report released by the Center for American Progress and Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of Law gave me the facts behind this refrain.

Since 1979, the median annual income of the bottom third of American families has decreased by 29% while the top third experienced a 7% increase in their median income. The middle third’s median annual income decreased 13%.


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Stanford researcher urges universities, businesses to offer benefit to pay for housework

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 4:56pm

January 20, 2010 posted by admin

Originally posted by Adam Gorlick January 19, 2010 on Gender News from the Clayman Institute for Gender Research

Londa Schiebinger’s study shows academic scientists spend about 19 hours a week on basic household chores. If universities offered a benefit to pay someone else to do that work, scientists would have more time to spend on the jobs they’re trained for, she says.


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FAST FACT: How the Safety Net is Failing Americans

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 3:24pm

January 12, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird


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NCRW Economic Recovery and Stimulus Project

The National Council for Research on Women Project on the Economic Recovery Act

Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future

Teaser: 

In the midst of the current economic crisis—which is exacerbating previously existing disparities and inequalities in the United States—the Economic Reinvestment and Recovery Act [ARRA] offers an opportune moment to raise up public investment for all citizens and to make inroads in gender equality. Building on the Council’s commitment to initiatives that advance women’s economic well-being, this project aims to gain a better understanding of the impact of the Act on women and their families. Additionally, the project will identify the inequities in the Recovery Act’s allocation of resources and recommend ways to address any resulting disparities.

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application/pdf iconNCRW Background Paper on ARRA (Nov. 2009)
Post Date: 
01/21/2010

Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future (Summit October 2010)

Submitted by vivhdem on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 3:46pm

Economic Security Summit
October 8, 2010
 [BY INVITATION ONLY]

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Women of Color Policy Network

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295 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012-9604
Ph. (212) 998-7511
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http://wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/
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The Women of Color Policy Network of the Roundtable of Institutions of People of Color was established in 2000 to incorporate the needs, narratives and insights of women of color in the formulation of social, economic and welfare policy.

The Women of Color Policy Network conducts research and collects data on policies impacting women of color in the areas of employment, poverty, welfare, incarceration and health; uses the data and information to help educate community-based groups to hold policy-makers more accountable; works with policy-makers to help provide them with data to improve their decision-making; and mentors future generations of young women of color to enter the public policy and advocacy arena.

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C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D., Executive Director and Research Assistant Professor, Wagner, NYU
Ph. (212) 998-7511
E-mail: nicole.mason@nyu.edu

Carly Highsmith, Assistant Research Scientist-Programs
Ph. (212) 998-7561
E-mail: cah389@nyu.edu

Diana Salas, Research Fellow
Ph. (212) 998-7530
E-mail: diana.salas@nyu.edu

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Awareness & Education, Disparities & Access, Employment & Unemployment, Disparities, Poverty, Safety Nets, Economic Development & Security, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality

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The Network conducts  original research  and collects data  on women and communities of color. Research generated at the Network is  used to help create informed public policies  at the local,state, and national levels. We also analyze  public policies  to determine the impact they will have  on individuals, families, and communities. Our research and  policy priority areas include  economic security,  health disparities,  leadership and human rights.The goal of our research  and policy analysis is to increase access and relieve  disparities for women and communities of color.

In addition  to research and policy analysis, throughout the year, the Network hosts convenings,symposiums, lectures, and other events with many of the  nation's leading scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders. Our aim is to deepen public understanding  of complex public policy issues through dialogue and a thorough examination of all sides of the issues.

 

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Lead the Way: Building the Pipeline of Women of Color Leaders in the Non-Profit Sector

 

Lead the Way is a unique capacity building and leadership initiative for women of color mid-level managers and emerging Executive Directors working in non-profit and community-based organizations.

Lead the Way 2010: Application

Lead the Way 2010: Frequently Asked Questions

 

Hearings and Testimonies

wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/our_work/hearings.php

Reports & Resources

Women of Color Policy Network. 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on Women of Color, their families and communities.

Mason, C. Nicole, and Diana Salas. 2009. Making Ends Meet: Women and Poverty in New York City.

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Issue Brief: “Ensuring Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care”

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 1:36pm

Issue Brief: "Ensuring Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care"
Included in "A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families and Building Economic Security."

URL: 
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3318&section=infocenter
Member Organization: 
National Women's Law Center

Report: “Women Hard Hit by the Worsening Economy Need Targeted Assistance” July 2008

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 1:10pm
URL: 
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/WomenEconomicRecoveryJuly2008.pdf
Member Organization: 
National Women's Law Center

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 11:06am
URL: 
http://www.nwlc.org
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