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The ‘Man-covery’
Heather Boushey says we need to focus on jobs for women, who saw high losses during the recession in state and local government budget cuts.
Interactive Map: Women Provide for Their Families
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Interactive map shows that over half of families in almost every state rely on a woman as the primary breadwinner or co-breadwinner.
Our Working Nation
Report
Report from Heather Boushey and Ann O'Leary on how working women are reshaping America’s families and economy and what it means for policymakers.
Social Security Cares 101
Issue Brief
On the anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Heather Boushey provides background on FMLA and outlines a strategy for providing paid family leave through Social Security.
The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict
Report
The poor, the professionals, and the missing middle need policies that allow them to achieve the American Dream, write Heather Boushey and Joan C. Williams in this report.
The Shriver Report
Report
Women as half of all workers changes everything, and is the key piece to understanding why we are in a transformational moment.
Interactive Graphic: Women Still Primary Breadwinners
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Women are still the primary breadwinners, writes Heather Boushey, but they may begin to catch up to men's unemployment if job gains stall in the sectors that disproportionately employ them.
Helping Breadwinners When It Can’t Wait
Report
Heather Boushey lays out a progressive program that would guarantee Americans access to paid family and medical leave, giving a boost to workers, employers, and the economy.