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A just economic stimulus plan must include jobs in fields like social work and teaching, where large numbers of women work. >
nytimes.com - 12/14/2008
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Prague FEW post-9/11 issues have produced more anxiety
and revulsion than the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of...
“aggressive interrogation” and the extrajudicial rendition of terrorist suspects to countries that practice torture. President-elect ...
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The Stimulus Plan Is Sexist!
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Tuesday, December 09, 2008 [image] The Stimulus Plan Is Sexist! [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] "The current proposal is simply too narrow." Wanted: WomenWelfare. Linda Hirshmann in today's Times . 12/09 08:17 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | ...
Progressive Breakfast: Big Meal Coming
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... Linda Hirshman in NYT oped stresses importance of investment in women-dominated industries since, y' know, they're part of the economy too. ...
Symposium: Playing Bridge
Articles on National Review Online —
... the federal government allocates its infrastructure investment wisely is to remember that this money is for long-term investment, not short-term job creation. This focus, in turn, accomplishes two goals. First, it reminds us that the emphasis shouldn t be on shovel-ready speed, but on project quality. Second, it gives us a reasonable chance of making sure that the money isn t spent on above-market wages and benefits for workers or wasted on non-infrastructure considerations like gender . We should be getting this work done for the lowest responsible price ...
Philip N. Cohen: Obama's Inbox on Women and Work: Welfare, Job Equity, and Education
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Others and I have noted that building bridges and schools will mostly provide jobs for men. Men are losing more jobs than women so far in this recession, but there are new appeals for attention to gender in the economic crisis that warrant attention. Let's talk about welfare, job equity, and education.
Welfare
Although the recession is hitting men's employment more directly, overall women's employment rates in the 2000s have fallen more, and progress toward gender equality has stalled. A new report shows this is especially ...
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Shakesville —
... According to Matthews, the only thing "real people" can "see" are infrastructure projects and the jobs they create – which, as has been pointed out by Linda Hirshman and discussed by Echidne ...
Adele Stan: Name DeLauro to Health and Human Services!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Sounds great. But the jobs-building piece of the stimulus package is notably lacking in jobs typically occupied by women, as Linda Hirshman pointed out on the op-ed page of the New York Times. And there are still only two women named to the cabinet -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Hilda Solis, pending her confirmation as Secretary of Labor. ...
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