"unemployment" Articles & Blogs:
Unemployment Rate Rising Faster Among Women
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Recovery Act Jobs and Training Must Include Women
Unemployment data released today show that women’s unemployment rate rose faster than men’s in May – and unemployment among women who head families rose even faster, the National Women’s Law Cente...[Read on] |
More Middle-Class Families Heading to Food Banks
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As unemployment mounts, out-of-work secretaries, marketers and realtors are looking for a free mealPost | Today 4:00 pm
Here’s food for thought: Five years ago, the average annual income among food-bank clients was $11,200, according to Feeding Am...[Read on] |
Unemployment Rises, Especially Among Single Moms, but Some Help Is on the Way
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by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, and Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October, reaching a 26-year high, according to data released today by the Bureau o...[Read on] |
Economic Data Show Women Facing Continued Hardship
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By Valerie Norton, Policy FellowNew data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms continued job loss and economic hardship – a story that has become all too familiar over the last year. Overall, unemployment rose to 9.8% and 263,000 job...[Read on] |
Economic Data on Women Show More Than Meets the Eye
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we make a point of looking deeper than the economic headlines because they may not capture the whole story. Last week, we wrote about how...[Read on] |
A Bleak Employment Picture for Women – and Shelter from the Storm
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
The unemployment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a bleak employment picture. The economy lost 467,000 jobs over the last month and the nation’s unemploy...[Read on] |
Those Crucial Jobless Benefits? Thank Frances Perkins
| Great national pain is reflected in the latest U.S. jobless numbers. But Kirstin Downey says we can thank Frances Perkins--the unsung architect of unemployment insurance--for helping us get through these tough times.
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New Rules for Jobless Benefits Boon for Many Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Women account for 7 out of 10 workers who leave jobs because of loss of child care, relocation of a spouse or other work-family conflicts, according to recent research by the New York-based National Employment Law Project.
In the majority ...[Read on] |
Exclusive: Leaked Excerpt from Christine O’Donnell’s Book, You’re You Too
| December 7 was a sorrowful date for a variety of reasons, a fact not lost upon Christine O’Donnell, a failed Senatorial candidate upon whom facts are often lost. “Today marks a lot of tragedy,” O’Donnell said last night at some event or another. ...[Read on] |
President Obama on The View: So, How’d He Do?
| This afternoon, Barack Obama joined the gals of the midday news-and-gossip program The View. It was the first time a sitting president has ever appeared on a daytime television show, which is thrilling news for The View and an equally superlative honor fo...[Read on] |
Catching Up With Single Mothers
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by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
In today's NY Times Bob Herbert highlights the increasing economic anxiety American families are facing. New analysis shows that economic security, the knowledge that yo...[Read on] |
Spring Cleaning! Hooray!
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I keep seeing articles on this apparently national seasonal phenomenon, and they always have bright, fresh photos and great encouragement to dive in and clean your whole house at once. What fun! Pardon my whining — But it’s SPRING! And the sun’s ...[Read on] |
NWLC Applauds Confirmation of Patricia Smith for Key Labor Department Position
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The National Women’s Law Center applauds the confirmation of Patricia Smith as the Solicitor of the Department of Labor by a vote of 60 to 37. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) strongly supported Ms. Smith’s nomination.
“The National Women...[Read on] |
Make This Year Different: Job Resolutions
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Last year may have been tough for the unemployed, replete with hiring freezes and six to seven qualified candidates vying for every opening. But the year 2010 shows more signs of hope and financial relief.
According to a 2010 Job Forecast released by Car...[Read on] |
Dear Senators: Thanks for extending UI. Now how about a job?
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by Julie Vogtman, Counsel,National Women's Law Center
Yesterday the Senate passed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for approximately 2.5 million people who are unemployed and looking for work. This is an important and long overdue measure to help...[Read on] |
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