Posted on December 08, 2011 |
Right now, Congress is up against a critical deadline to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. If they fail to do so, 6 million people could lose their UI benefits in 2012, with nearly 2 million people losing them in January alone.
A failure to extend the program that provides these benefits would be devastating for women and their families. To bring attention the need for Congress to act swiftly, the HERvotes coalition has organized a blog carnival. Today, HERvotes coalition members will be blogging about the importance of UI benefits for women and need for Congress to extend UI benefits. We have links to some blog posts listed below the jump to get you started reading, and be sure to check out the full list of posts here.
Please also take a moment to urge your members of Congress to extend unemployment benefits before they expire.
Posts from the National Women’s Law Center
Looking for Jobs that Don’t Exist Is Hard Work, Anna McClure
Would you leave your neighbors out in the cold?, Joan Entmacher
Unemployment, Congress, and People Like Me, Danielle Jackson
November’s Drop in Unemployment News Leaves Vulnerable Groups Behind, Abby Lane
“No Christmas for Congress” Unless UI is Extended, Anna McClure
Happy Holidays, Congress! It’s Time to Extend UI, Julie Vogtman
The Pathways Back to Work Act: A Must-Pass Piece of Legislation for Women, Julie Vogtman
Posts from Participants
I want my pay equity, Emmily Bristol, The Sin City Siren
Women and Unemployment, Dren Asselmeier, :DRENERGY
Small Steps Forward in Job Gains, But Not Enough to Close Gender Gap, Caroline Hopper, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
How Is Being Unemployed Like Being A Single Woman?, Dimepiece
#HERVotes Blog Carnival: Extend Unemployment Insurance!, Heather Prescott, Knitting Clio
Women, Sexism, Racism & the Economy: Why Congress Needs to Reauthorize Unemployment Insurance, Megan Kearns, The Opinioness of the World
HERvotes Blog Carnival: Protecting Unemployment Benefits, Hannah Gordon, Feminist Majority Foundation
This blog is part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. You can view a full list of the posts here.
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Call my representative?
It does no good to tell Tom Price of Georgia what I want. He actually revels in thumbing his nose at me by email or letter. He is a grinch, all right, and an S.O.B. I would call him if it would make any difference, but he just enjoys it and tells me to go to hell.
UI benefits extended
UI benefit should be extended. Also training should be provided to those that are unemployed.
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