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 DC Dispatch - Women's Figures | | |
March is Women's History Month, so the US Census Bureau has issued it's yearly summary of relevant facts and figures. Average annual women's earnings in 2010, full-time and year round, was $36,931. The comparable figure for men is over $10,000 higher, at $47,715. Women have always earned less, even now as we outpace men in pursuit of higher education. High school diplomas, undergraduate, and master's degrees are earned by more women every year. Since 2010, more women have received Ph.D.s as well. At the same time, 85.4 million of us are mothers (82% of all American women) with an average of 2.3 children each, and 5 million mothers are identified as "stay at home". More stats about you and your life in the 4 page summary. As an added bonus, pick up some women's history inspired by Lady Gaga by watching this YouTube video about how US women got the vote, and what it took to get it.
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Politics, the Absurd and Ridiculous |
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The musical duo Reformed Whores skewer Rush Limbaugh and others who fill the airwaves with ridiculous stereotypes. You'll be tappin' your toes.
 | | Rush Limbaugh Calls Sandra Fluke a Slut - Reformed Whores' Response Video |
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Rumors of Our Success Are Greatly Exaggerated |
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 Some influential voices were predicting that globalization, technology, and other forces would deliver a changed economy where women would have the upper hand. Not so fast, as it turns out, according to NPR and The Nation. Our superior numbers and education haven't even gotten us on a par with men, let alone delivered women an advantage. "But anyone who declares that women have "won" the new economy is premature at best. Women may be over-represented in growing sectors, but those jobs pay poorly, offer few benefits, come with grudging work and provide little opportunity for advancement. The edge on wages experienced by young women evaporates as they progress in their careers. When women do get to middle management, they're paid less than men and they struggle to advance much further up the ladder. And women with children are left far behind."
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| Ladies' Smarts & Ladies' Parts |
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 With access to women's health care still much in the news, let's take a moment to acknowledge the link between birth control and women's economic status. The Center for American Progress released a series of reports on women last week, including this one about progress in the US, which states in part:
"Progress for women in the United States is due, in large part, to their access to reproductive health care. Ninety-nine percent of sexually active women in the United States have used birth control, and 62 percent are using it at any given time. The U.S. abortion rate is lower than in countries where abortion is illegal, and the death rate from abortion, at 0.6 deaths per 100,000 procedures, is virtually zero. While women in the poorest countries have an average of 4.5 children in their lifetime, the typical U.S. woman has only two." |
| Putting Pen to Paper... |
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 or fingers to keyboard. Do you have a "momoir" rattling around in your brain? Need to get something off your chest? Want to get your insights out into the wide world? The Journal of the Motherhood Initiative wants to hear from you! SECOND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The editorial board is seeking submissions for Vol. 3.2 of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (JMI) to be published in fall/winter 2012. The journal will explore the topic of Motherhood Activism, Advocacy and Agency from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, government agencies and workers, artists, mothers, and others who work or research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We also welcome creative reflections such as poetry, short stories, and artwork on the subject.
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