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Stimulus not just for 'burly men' (Politico)

 
Politico - With Senate Democrats complaining that Barack Obama didn’t put enough bricks and mortar into his stimulus package, one of Obama’s top economists on Sunday said why — to create jobs for women and not just “burly men.” (link)

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