I came across this fabulous opinion piece by Sarah Kendzior, a St. Louis-based writer on the Al Jazeera site. She graciously allowed me to repost it here in full - it is THAT good. You can see it at its original home right here. Thanks, Sarah! “The choice that is not really a choice” is one [...]
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Why Women Are More Likely To Be Poor
I spend more time than I’d like talking policy with people who will never in a million years agree with me. I suppose that’s an occupational hazard in my line of work. Sticking up for a position is no way to avoid conflict, but I’ve learned to live with disagreement, listen to contrary opinions, say [...]
Mother, May I….go to work?
Every August, Washington seems to empty out, and you can do the unthinkable - drive from one side of town to the other in 20 minutes flat. It takes longer to shop at the farmers’ market, selecting from the cornucopia of seasonal produce, than it does to get through the morning paper, skimpy without the [...]
So Much More Than the “Right Thing” To Do
My colleague and great friend Sarah Bibler wrote this week’s post. She’s an expert in how gender issues fit into a nation’s economic growth, and how U.S. foreign policy can do both good and ill for women around the world. She turns her focus towards the U.S. in this piece, and explains how we could [...]
To Birth, Or Not To Birth?
It’s all about who is having babies - or perhaps more accurately, who is NOT having babies. The declining birth rate in the U.S. prompted much discussion, some of which you’ll find below. The only thing the writers agree on is that fewer women are opting to become mothers. Arguments differ as to why motherhood has [...]
One Woman
Written by MOTHERS volunteer Kelly Coyle DiNorcia Many of us who read this blog are aware of the statistics. Women make less money than men for equal work. Their lifetime earnings are significantly lower than that of men, on average. They are at significantly higher risk for falling into poverty than men.Blah, blah, blah. These [...]
To Market, To Market……
I am still thinking about the stimulus plan, and the role “market forces” played in making this mess. In recent years, many thought the economy worked best when it was left to its own devices, free of federal regulation or oversight. The laws of supply and demand would work harmoniously and all would prosper, corporate, [...]
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