Shriver Report Says Women Are Half…Are We Surprised?
That’s right, folks. The newly released Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything has found that women are now half of the workforce and that 2/3 of all families have a female breadwinner or co-breadwinner. The report is being hailed as groundbreaking:
For the first time in US history women are about to become the majority [...]
The Intersection of Class and Feminism: Pink Collar Jobs?
In today’s New York Times Op-Ed Section, author Linda Hirshman wants to know where the jobs for women will be in Obama’s 2.5 million job plan. She notes:
A just economic stimulus plan must include jobs in fields like social work and teaching, where large numbers of women work.
The bulk of the stimulus program will provide [...]
Unions Help Women Even The Odds
The UAW has announced today that they’re open to re-negotiating their contracts with the Big 3. It might be a necessary evil, but I can’t help but feel the auto companies themselves haven’t done enough to deserve a break from the workforce. I appreciate the generous motives of the UAW, but only if and when [...]
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