http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-209687 Round-up: Recession, job loss & their economic impact on women : Writes Like She Talks Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:53:50 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/#comment-209687 [...] Everyone should be aware of how the recession and economic strife are impacting women (and frequently, therefore, children and families) disproportionately.  Here’s a list of articles that provide numerous perspectives on the issues: 1. From Women’s eNews today: Women are almost twice as likely as men to hold subprime mortgages. That means the ability of many to hang on to their homes could be tied up with Senate action–expected this month–on a bill to reduce mortgage payments. 2. Feminist Peace Network wrote a nine-part series on the economic impact on women, here and around the globe.  Many of the posts offer links to more information. These entries have been published between October 2008 and March 12, 2009: The Girls’ Guide To The Economy The Girls’ Guide To The Economy–Part 2 The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 3–Time For A Bakesale The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 4–Marie Antoinette and the Katrina Analogy The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 5–The Shopping Edition The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 6 The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 7–Health Is Not A Luxury Item The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 8–There are NO Women On The Stimulus Conference Committee The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 9–The Impact Of The Economic Downturn On Women’s Lives 3. The Women’s Media Center asks us to think about women, poverty and the burden on President Obama in As Global Recession Drives More Women into Poverty, a Challenge to Obama. 4. Nancy Goldstein, writing for Salon.com’s Broadsheet section in February, discusses how The Economy is a Feminist Issue. 5. Also in February, Ruth Rosen asked, What kind of stimulus do American women want on Talking Points Memo’s TPM Cafe. 6.  The New York Times blog, Economix, posted a entry about how early childhood education is the “ultimate growth industry” to be considered when considering the stimulus. 7. PunditMom aka Joanne Bamberger submitted a project that would involve interviewing women who live in different places all over the U.S. and chronicling their stories of how they’re kicking “the economic crisis in the butt.”  You can vote for her project through April 3, 2009. Those should get you started but good. var addthis_pub = 'Jill'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more'; [...] [...] Everyone should be aware of how the recession and economic strife are impacting women (and frequently, therefore, children and families) disproportionately.  Here’s a list of articles that provide numerous perspectives on the issues: 1. From Women’s eNews today: Women are almost twice as likely as men to hold subprime mortgages. That means the ability of many to hang on to their homes could be tied up with Senate action–expected this month–on a bill to reduce mortgage payments. 2. Feminist Peace Network wrote a nine-part series on the economic impact on women, here and around the globe.  Many of the posts offer links to more information. These entries have been published between October 2008 and March 12, 2009: The Girls’ Guide To The Economy The Girls’ Guide To The Economy–Part 2 The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 3–Time For A Bakesale The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 4–Marie Antoinette and the Katrina Analogy The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 5–The Shopping Edition The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 6 The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 7–Health Is Not A Luxury Item The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 8–There are NO Women On The Stimulus Conference Committee The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 9–The Impact Of The Economic Downturn On Women’s Lives 3. The Women’s Media Center asks us to think about women, poverty and the burden on President Obama in As Global Recession Drives More Women into Poverty, a Challenge to Obama. 4. Nancy Goldstein, writing for Salon.com’s Broadsheet section in February, discusses how The Economy is a Feminist Issue. 5. Also in February, Ruth Rosen asked, What kind of stimulus do American women want on Talking Points Memo’s TPM Cafe. 6.  The New York Times blog, Economix, posted a entry about how early childhood education is the “ultimate growth industry” to be considered when considering the stimulus. 7. PunditMom aka Joanne Bamberger submitted a project that would involve interviewing women who live in different places all over the U.S. and chronicling their stories of how they’re kicking “the economic crisis in the butt.”  You can vote for her project through April 3, 2009. Those should get you started but good. var addthis_pub = ‘Jill’; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’; [...]

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-156115 Echidne Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:42:06 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/#comment-156115 Single women do have financial problems. But note that the article compares their situation to 'all households' , not to households consisting of single men. It's pretty obvious that a couple with two workers (the most common setup) will have about twice the earnings of a single person living alone, on average. I'd be more interested in learning how much wealth and savings men living alone have. Right now that piece is comparing oranges with apples. Single women do have financial problems. But note that the article compares their situation to ‘all households’ , not to households consisting of single men. It’s pretty obvious that a couple with two workers (the most common setup) will have about twice the earnings of a single person living alone, on average. I’d be more interested in learning how much wealth and savings men living alone have. Right now that piece is comparing oranges with apples.

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-147612 Stefanie Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:52:24 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/12/10/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-6/#comment-147612 Agreed - this is horrifying. A lot of women who are in those circumstances are because they have no other choice. When people say it is just "attitude" it is just blaming the victim of social inequality. Agreed – this is horrifying. A lot of women who are in those circumstances are because they have no other choice. When people say it is just “attitude” it is just blaming the victim of social inequality.

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