Katrin Bennhold writes for The New York Times: “It was a genteel campaign to ensure that British bank notes would continue to carry images of women, and it could have ended with the announcement last month that Jane Austen, the much-beloved novelist, wou…
Abby Lane, Fellow, writes for the National Women’s Law Center’s blog: “There was good news in July as adult women’s unemployment rate matched its recovery-era low at 6.5 percent. However, this rate is still 1.5 times as high as the unemployment rate for…
Paul Krugman writes for The New York Times: “Can a woman effectively run the Federal Reserve? That shouldn’t even be a question. And Janet Yellen, the vice chairwoman of the Fed’s Board of Governors, isn’t just up to the job; by any objective standard, s…
Kevin Drum writes for Mother Jones: “Most of you probably know this already, but it’s worth a reminder. All those red states that are passing anti-abortion laws usually emphasize the provision that bans abortions after 20 weeks. That tends to poll pretty…
Yiyang Wang, Online Outreach Intern, writes for the National Women’s Law Center’s blog: “This week the U.S. House Committee on the Budget held a hearing on the progress of the War on Poverty. While poverty remains painfully high as the United States stru…