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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Economic Double Whammy to Women
The Economic Double Whammy to Women
Mass layoff events hit a record high in August. On Sept. 23, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 1,777 firms laying off 50 or more workers. The three job categories most seriously affected were temporary service workers, school and employee bus drivers, and professional association workers. These three occupations employ [...]
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Bailout Fails Women
Yesterday’s congressional approval of the bailout bill fails women. Why?
Because its focus is almost entirely on financial difficulties while the deepest, most serious economic problems relate to unemployment.
Sure, it’s important to get the banks in order. But was this the emergency it was cracked up to be? Nope. It was shock and awe Wall [...]