As Congress tries to wrap up before taking its holiday break, a major issue it needs to deal with is the extension of federal unemployment insurance (UI). AAUW urges Congress to extend UI. We are committed to promoting the reduction of poverty, and UI plays a key role in reducing poverty and helping our economy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘single mothers’
Congress Should Act Now to Extend Unemployment Insurance
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged AAUW, congress, HERvotes, single mothers, Unemployment Insurance on December 8, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Making Ends Meet
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged budget, Caregivers, paid sick days, pay equity, pay gap, single mothers, wage gap on May 26, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Budgeting is hard. From the fist-time job holder or the family of four to the country as a whole, all of us must weigh our choices and make difficult decisions. In the economic recession that we are starting to recover from, we have had to decide how to invest in our futures while we pay [...]
A Day in the Life
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged blog, Campus Action Projects, college students, single mothers on March 9, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Through a 2008–09 AAUW Campus Action Project grant, a team of students and faculty at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, are addressing issues facing single mothers who want to attend college. Team members have created a website and contribute to a blog aimed at single mothers who are attending or want to attend college. Available [...]
Are Women Economic Equals in a Poor Economy?
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, economic security, economy, layoffs, pay equity, single mothers, single parent households, Women & Economic Security on July 31, 2008, | 1 Comment »
Last week, the New York Times published an article entitled “Women Are Now Equal as Victims of Poor Economy.” I was immediately skeptical. The article, citing a study conducted by the Joint Economic Committee, argues that the poor economy affects women and men in the same way: through layoffs, pay cuts, outsourcing, and downturns. The [...]
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