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Croatian women over 50 and those of childbearing age are having a tough time finding work in an economy saddled with a jobless rate of over 17 percent. Two women from either end of the age spectrum talk about the job bias they live with.
The riots in England, the S and P downgrade and the volatility of financial markets made it a shocking week. What didn’t help: The thought of Elizabeth Warren no longer in Washington fighting for the middle class.
Women currently collect far less unemployment insurance than men. But that’s changing fast as states adopt new federal eligibility criteria tailored to low-income and part-time workers amid the worst national job market in 25 years.
As the economy has soured since September, reports of domestic violence have risen sharply. Advocates say this trend can be counted on to worsen household stress. The first of two articles.
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Heavy job losses in March are raising the specter of more missed mortgage payments. Men suffered the worst unemployment, but women’s personal finances tend to be more precarious, which could put them in the middle of the next foreclosure wave.
Last week the Federal Reserve stepped in to save financial giant Bear Stearns from bankruptcy. Women’s advocates say a similar rescue package must be crafted for women losing jobs and homes and facing tax payments on April 15.