Unmarried Women Voters - Here Is Your Chance to Ask President Obama a Question

January 29th, 2010

On Monday the President of the United States is sitting down with Steve Grove from CitizenTube and will be answering a series of questions generated directly from their Youtube channel. They have about eight video questions up right now, but none of them are from women.

Why Focus on Single Women in the Workforce?

January 29th, 2010

There are currently more than 51 million single, separated, divorced, or widowed women in the United States.  Unmarried women are also one of the fastest growing demographic groups. 

Today’s workforce is comprised of employees with diverse family structures and changing life responsibilities. The prevalence of single workers and their diverse life circumstances means that workforce policies should address their needs.  Indeed, we need to pay attention to the different ways that women are living their lives, and establish policies that will enable unmarried women to take care of themselves and their families. 

WVWV’s Page Gardner Appears on Blog Talk Radio Today to Discuss Singles in the Workplace and Policies to Help Unmarried Women More Successfully Navigate Work/Life Issues

January 29th, 2010

Today’s panel entitled Work Policies and Single Women: An Examination of the Work Issues Facing Single Women, With or Without Children will explore how the continuum of single women are challenged by work policy issues?

Page will be joined by moderator, Marcia G. Yerman, Huffington Post; Lisa Maatz, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, American Association of University Women; and Melanie Notkin, Founder  of the blog Savvy Auntie.

Be sure to tune into Fem2.0 blog radio here at 11:30 am to hear the panel.

Alternet Offers Suggestions for President Obama’s State of the Union Address and Highlights Economic Reforms to Support Unmarried Women

January 27th, 2010

Tonight is an historic occasion as the nation’s first African American President will deliver his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress and the American people.  In response, the editorial team at Alternet has released their advice for the issues that President Obama should address, including the economic hardships of unmarried women.

If there is a work/family balance, it appears to depend on where you stand in the social order

January 26th, 2010

Fem2.0 continues its campaign to change the public discourse around work and life issues with its second in a series of blog radio interviews.  Today’s topic: Work/Life and Men.

Work/life is NOT just a women’s issue, as men are navigating rapidly changing gender roles and relationships in the family and the workplace.

Join with some of America’s leading experts as they discuss the problems, possibilities and policies surrounding fathers in the workplace.

To listen to the panel lease tune into Fem2.0 blog radio here on TalkShoe.

Fem 2.0 Campaign to Change the Work/Life Narrative Kicks Off Today

January 25th, 2010

Today marks the start of Fem2.0’s campaign to change the public discourse around work and life issues.

The campaign begins with a series of blog radio interviews. 

Today’s first panel is entitled: “The Three Faces of Work/Family Conflict – Can Americans Care For Their Families Without Losing Their Jobs?”

The panel includes BlogHer Co-Founder Elisa Camahort Page, our friend and colleague Heather Boushey, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, and Joan Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California – Hastings.

Please tune into Fem2.0 blog radio here on TalkShoe.