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Exhaustion Is Political Parent’s Enemy No. 1

By Allison Stevens ● Commentary ● February 25, 2010

Since becoming a mother, Allison Stevens has stopped keeping up with the news. But with the launch of this monthly column, MomAgenda, she’s determined to start talking about policies that affect all new parents politically silenced by sheer exhaustion.

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Chile’s Homemakers Sign Up for Pension Reform

By Matt Malinowski ● Employment ● January 13, 2009

Since Chile’s announcement of a public pension reform that extends to unpaid homemakers, applications by women have been pouring in. President Bachelet portrays the reform as a major fulfillment of her commitment to women’s financial security.

Retirement Watchdogs Growl as Wall Street Rocks

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● September 16, 2008

Wall Street’s havoc is expected to be especially hard on the retirement plans of women, whose savings cushions are smaller and less able to absorb the shock of a major market reversal. Some retired women may be pulled back into the job market.

Wall Street Makes Social Security Look Good

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● September 15, 2008

With two Wall Street behemoths — Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers–blinking out of existence over the weekend, Susan Feiner’s commentary about Social Security seemed like timely re-reading. Article has been condensed.

Don’t Look to Wall Street for Retirement Safety

By Susan Feiner ● Commentary ● January 23, 2008

Amid indicators of a recessionary election year, Susan Feiner says women should safeguard Social Security from politicians who would turn their most important retirement benefit over to Wall Street gamblers.

Job Security for 50-Plus at Stake in Bias Case

By Allison Stevens ● Crime & Law ● December 4, 2007

The Supreme Court heard an age – discrimination case Monday brought by a woman who lost her job at 51. Even though more men file such complaints women are more likely to need jobs when they are older and could have more at stake.

Female Baby Boomers Face ‘Retirement Gap’

By Sarah Seltzer ● Employment ● October 30, 2007

The first baby boomer to file for Social Security was a woman, highlighting women’s greater dependence on the precariously balanced retirement program. So far ’08 candidates are not singling out the “retirement gap” for special attention.

Chick Flicks Need More Good Guys (Like Me)

By Nevyn OKane ● Arts & Culture ● October 11, 2006

Chick flicks aren’t just for the chicks, says commentator Nevyn O’Kane. But he wishes that the pattern of women falling for bad guys who subsume their careers and autonomy would change and give nice, open-minded guys like him more limelight.

Women Fund and Fight for Katrina Recovery

By Juliette Terzieff ● Uncategorized ● August 28, 2006

As funders and activists, women have stepped into the humanitarian breach left by Hurricane Katrina. They are working to reopen child care centers, provide legal representation in housing disputes and set up holistic clinics for affected women.

Girls Gain Schools; Retiring Boomers Face Poverty

By Elizabeth Dwoskin ● Arts & Culture ● May 27, 2006

(WOMENSENEWS)–

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Impoverished girls in the Middle East are gaining more access to education.

Yemen announced it would rescind primary school fees for girls and the European Union said it would fund 200 new "girl friendly" schools for disadvantaged girls throughout Egypt, the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks reported in two stories published May 7 and May 15.

Yemen’s fees for primary school have been low, but still prohibitive for over 1 million eligible girls.