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Title: Economic Security for Working Women: A Roundtable Discussion, Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: ike a roundtable discussion. If anyone asks a question of the group, and if you want to answer, just turn your name thing on edge or something like that so—you know, we may have a question and just throw it out, and whoever wants to answer it just put your name thing up. America’s working women have made incredible strides in the workplace. As women succeed, America succeeds, and our economy succeeds. But huge challenges remain. Too many working women are stuck in poor quality and low-wage jobs living at or near poverty and struggling to make ends meet. In addition, even as women have entered the workforce, they’re still usually the primary caregivers for children and elders. Yet our workplaces have not kept up with the changing times. Most women do not have access to the supports they need to be successful workers and caregivers. Here I’ll diverge a little bit. When my wife and I, right after she got elected—my wife was elected before I was. She was elected as . . .

Url: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113shrg22615/pdf/CHRG-113shrg22615.pdf

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Authors: Harkin, Tom

Publisher: U.S. Government Publishing Office

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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