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Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst

Katherine Gallagher Robbins

Katherine Gallagher Robbins is a Senior Policy Analyst for Family Economic Security at the National Women’s Law Center where she examines how tax and budget policies influence the financial stability and security of low-income women and families.  Before joining the Center in 2010, Ms. Gallagher Robbins worked as an organizer for the California Public Interest Research Group at the University of California, San Diego. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a graduate of the College of William and Mary.

My Take

Think your guy is hot? You need no-cost birth control!

Posted by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst | Posted on: July 21, 2011 at 09:00 am

The Economist recently wrote about a new study that shows that, “sex with a good-looking man is more likely to result in orgasm than sex with a minger” (“minger” is a British term for an unattractive person – Brits have the best slang). The research, by Dr.

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A Stealth Social Security Benefit Cut That Would Especially Hurt Women

We keep hearing that one of the options that's still on the table for both parties in deficit reduction discussions is changing the way inflation is calculated for federal programs. What could be more technical (or more boring)?

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Poor Elderly Women Slated to Join Children and Pregnant Women on Ryan-Kingston Diet Plan

Posted by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst | Posted on: June 17, 2011 at 10:45 am

Last week I posted about the proposed Ryan-Kingston diet plan for children — over $600 million in cuts to WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, a program which provides healthy food and nutrition counseling to Read more...

Ryan-Kingston Plan for Childhood Obesity – Take Food Out of the Mouths of Poor Infants and Toddlers

Posted by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst | Posted on: June 10, 2011 at 02:23 pm

Childhood obesity is an ongoing problem in the U.S. – almost one child out of every three is overweight or obese – so it is good to know many public figures are taking this issue seriously.

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Social Security Is Women's Security

We’re delighted to participate in WOW’s blogging event in honor of Older Americans’ Month – and get a different conversation about Social Security started.

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