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Women in State Legislatures: 2009

Posted in Just the facts on March 25th, 2009 by Robin Marty – Be the first to comment

When the 2009 legislative sessions begin, there will be at least 1,789 women legislators serving in the 50 states. Women will hold 24.2 percent of legislative seats in the 50 states, a ratio that has increased by less than 4 percentage points over the past fifteen years. (emphasis added)

Women in State Legislatures: 2009.

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS NUMBERS REINFORCE: UNMARRIED WOMEN MUCH HARDER HIT BY SHARP DOWNTURN

Posted in Just the facts on March 25th, 2009 by Robin Marty – Be the first to comment

Unmarried women’s unemployment rate higher than national average at 9.5%

(Via Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote)

Washington, D.C. – February’s unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released today, reinforces what one advocacy group has been emphasizing for years: Unmarried women are among the hardest hit during an economic crisis. The current overall unemployment rate is 8.1% and for unmarried women, 9.5% is not only higher than the national average, but is also essentially double that of married women (5.1%).Full release here…

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