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Living wages not minimum wages
Posted on May 31, 2011 by JRF |
The study referenced in this article provides more proof about the ridiculous expectations of people to provide for themselves and their families when they have to work for minimum wages. Cameo, the woman featured, is raising two sons as a single parent, while working two jobs. One pays $9.50/hou...
Tagged: minimum wage, living wage, education, the basic economic security tables for michigan, jrf
UN launches the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Posted on May 26, 2011 by JRF |
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris will be the headquarters for the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education. UNESCO estimates that two thirds of illiterate adults are women and that only one third of countries have achieved gender pa...
Tagged: womens education, unesco
A call for colleges to step up for nontraditional students
Posted on May 12, 2011 by JRF |
While reading this article about how Elizabethtown College is receiving the 2011 Excellence in Innovation Award for their accelerated adult degree program, I began to think about support for nontraditional students. If colleges enact policies and programs that help or hurt; whether or not profess...
Tagged: adult ed, nontraditional student, elizabethtown college
Women earn more degrees than men
Posted on May 4, 2011 by JRF |
For the first time in history, there are more women than men that hold a master’s degree or higher. According to the 2010 census data, 10.6 million women (25 and older) have either a master’s degree or higher, while men were estimated to earn about 10.5 million. This trend has been decades in the...
Tagged: education, masters degrees, bachelors degrees, 2010 census
Wal-Mart v. Women
Posted on Apr 21, 2011 by JRF |
One of America’s most recognized businesses has been accused of unfair practices in pay and promotion. 1.5 million women say their employer, Wal-Mart, discriminates against women. These women are making strides by trying for the largest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. A ruling in favo...
Tagged: jeannette rankin, walmart, class action
