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How the Sequester Screws the Ladies

March 2, 2013

There goes child care: Cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services' Child Care and Development Fund would leave 30,000 low-income children without child care subsidies, according to the National Women's Law Center.

Jezebel

Pelosi, female Dems warn of sequester's effect on women

February 28, 2013

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), head of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, warned that the education, healthcare and child care programs on the chopping block will all harm women more than men.

The Hill

Women Trail in U.S. Employment Gains as Governments Cut

February 27, 2013

The public-sector cuts didn’t occur after past recessions and have slowed women’s recovery this time, said Joan Entmacher, vice president for family economic security at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington.

Bloomberg

The Department of Labor Restores Its Ability to Uncover Pay Discrimination by Federal Contractors

February 26, 2013

The sequester’s wide reach

February 26, 2013

But people, you must pay attention. Your personal finances may play a part in this political drama. The cuts ($85 billion for fiscal 2013) will affect more than just the government employees who may get furloughed or lose their jobs. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the sequester could result in a loss of about 750,000 jobs this year.

Washington Post

Key Long-Term-Care Insurer To Raise Women's Premiums

February 26, 2013

The federal health overhaul sought to eliminate the coverage and price discrepancies in the larger health insurance market. A 2012 study by the National Women's Law Center found that 92 percent of top-selling health plans in the individual market practiced sex-based pricing in states where the practice was allowed.

Kaiser Health News

Working for women: Professional development is theme of annual business conference [The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.]

February 25, 2013

They'll discuss persistent problems such as the dearth of women in leadership roles and pay disparities. According to the National Women's Law Center, in 2010, the typical full-time woman worker in South Carolina was paid only 76 cents for every dollar her male peer was paid. The wage gap was even wider for minority women.

Mentoring Program Serves Young Latinas Aiming Higher in New York City

February 25, 2013

The deck seems to be stacked against many Latinas today. According to a study by the National Women’s Law Center and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, as many as 41 percent of Latina students do not graduate high school in four years.

Fox News Latino

Long-term-care insurance plans call for some women to pay more than men

February 25, 2013

The federal health overhaul sought to eliminate the coverage and price discrepancies in the larger health insurance market. A 2012 study by the National Women’s Law Center found that 92 percent of top-selling health plans in the individual market practiced sex-based pricing in states where the practice was allowed.

Washington Post

Suits hit contraception rule's 'religious burden'

February 25, 2013

Opponents of the policy “are filing cases across the country in almost every circuit, aiming to get a circuit split,” said Gretchen Borchelt, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center. Such a split — when there are different, contradictory rulings — is part of what the Supreme Court justices look for when deciding whether to accept a case.

Politico Pro