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Is Wealth a Feminist Issue?

March 15, 2010 – 10:32 am

Better paying jobs aren’t enough to ensure women’s economic stability, according to a new study. For black women and Latinas in particular, a focus on bridging the “wealth gap” rather than the pay gap may make the most sense.
New research from Insight Center for Community Economic Development reveals disturbing data about a widening wealth gap [...]

By Latoya Peterson | Also posted in Feminism, WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (0)

Budget 2011: What Will Women Gain?

February 3, 2010 – 9:35 am

By Megan Carpentier
If a budget is the ultimate statement of values, the Obama Administration deserves some good marks for attending to women’s needs in an austere time.
After President Obama released his budget proposal for 2011 Monday, news reports focused on three things: the increased size of the deficit, the new government spending freeze and the [...]

By Megan Carpentier | Also posted in Government, Politics, WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (1)

Micro-lender Fonkoze to the Rescue in Haiti

January 27, 2010 – 11:00 am

By Peggy Simpson
Able to quickly reach a well-developed network of women throughout the country, an alternative banking system performs while the Haitian economy is in shambles.
A micro-credit program and banking system for more than 200,000 women in Haiti has come to the rescue of the overall economy in the wake of the devastating earthquake. [...]

By Peggy Simpson | Also posted in International, WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (0)

Yemeni Women Take Control of Their Lives in Brooklyn

January 6, 2010 – 5:28 pm

Women from a country in the news for its dysfunction and poverty are reaching out to grasp economic opportunities in their new U.S. home, even as they stay true to traditional roots.
January 6, 2010
In Brooklyn, New York, a group of Yemeni women have become microentrepreneurs so that, among other goals, they can buy Metrocards for [...]

By Sharmeen Gangat | Also posted in WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (0)

“What Recession?” Parents’ Holiday Ambition Unfazed by Economy

December 23, 2009 – 3:03 pm

Times are tough for everyone – especially those with dependents – but as The Washington Post reported today, parents are striving to make the holidays feel bountiful, even if their wallets are anything but. Listen to Monday’s WMC radio show on The Economy and The Holidays, featuring experts Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Avis Jones-Deweever.

By Catherine Epstein | Also posted in WMC Radio Show | Comments (0)

Letter from Jerusalem

August 15, 2006 – 5:03 pm

In the midst of the war, world pride events for LGBT dignity were held in Jerusalem last week. The march was cancelled because of the war, but all the other events took place.
The march had faced an overwhelming, negative religious reaction—a product of Jewish-Muslim-Christian fundamentalist unity. Why don’t they find this unity for creating a [...]

By Yvonne Deutsch | Also posted in LGBT, WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (0)

Pay Gap Is Widest in Top-Paying Media Industry Segments

July 31, 2006 – 4:03 pm

Women in the highest paid sections of the communications and media industry face an average pay gap of $13,000 a year when compared to men, according to a new report.
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research report, looking at non-supervisory full-time workers, found that the traditional wired telecommunications industry offers the highest pay but also [...]

By Milon Nagi | Also posted in WMC Exclusives, WMC Exclusives Articles | Comments (0)