Government Red Ink: A Girl’s Best Friend
The federal deficit might not sound like a feminine topic, but economist Susan Feiner says women can’t leave it up to the guys running the U.S. Treasury.
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Three Steps to Women’s Fair Share of the Recovery
The economic rescue plan must be bigger and more tailored to women says Susan Feiner. She speaks on behalf of a new group of economists, historians and other feminist scholars called W.E.A.V.E., or Women’s Equality Adds Value to the Economy.
Less Globalization Might Help Micro-Depositors
Women, in general, are often more vulnerable to a slowing economy. But Susan Feiner says female micro-depositors at the bottom of the global credit ladder might enjoy a net gain if the pace of globalization slows.
Wall Street Makes Social Security Look Good
With two Wall Street behemoths — Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers–blinking out of existence over the weekend, Susan Feiner’s commentary about Social Security seemed like timely re-reading. Article has been condensed.
Convention Party Talk Aside, Where’s the Work?
On the brink of the conventions Susan Feiner recommends tuning out the barrage of party talk and focusing on the question that worries so many women: Where are all the jobs? While Obama isn’t perfect on employment policy he’s way better than McCain.
Deficit-Hawk Clinton Preens Her Populist Feathers
After Pennsylvania and Ohio Hillary Clinton is looking like the anti-elitist, hard workers’ candidate. But Susan Feiner says she’s a deficit hawk like Bill, whose tenure left many women overworked, underpaid or out of work.
Don’t Look to Wall Street for Retirement Safety
Amid indicators of a recessionary election year, Susan Feiner says women should safeguard Social Security from politicians who would turn their most important retirement benefit over to Wall Street gamblers.
Women Should Buy Into Holiday Shopping Boycott
The biggest retail day of the year hovers at the end of this month. Susan Feiner flags the reasons why women, in particular, need to resist the “buy” buttons that advertisers are trying to push and to join a consuming boycott.
Big 3 Dems’ Health Insurance Unfriendly to Women
The Big 3 Democratic contenders’ health insurance plans all look alike to Susan Feiner. She sees triple versions of the same scheme to enrich the medical industrial complex at the expense of women. Only Dennis Kucinich gets her thumbs’ up.
Microcredit? Spare Us the Praise for a Panacea
The White House, the Nobel Prize Committee and many development agencies celebrate microcredit as a boon to women struggling to survive. Economists Susan Feiner and Drucilla Barker dissent, saying it distracts from wage and work reforms.
