Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and analysis on women and poverty.
Spotlight is the go-to site for news and ideas about fighting poverty.
Here are this week’s top stories on women and poverty:
• Job cutbacks are causing parents to consider sacrificing daycare, as noted by The Chicago Tribune.
• “A Welcome Drop”: The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports a significant reduction in local teen pregnancy.
• The Washington Post calls attention to the role of poverty in a changing debate on abortion.
• According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the souring economy leads to divorce and affects child support payments.
• Social Security is called a “women’s issue” in a story by The Telegraph Herald.
• The Oregonian argues that government job growth programs must focus on jobs for women.
• Families and working moms are among Dallas’ growing homeless population, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity team
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is a foundation-led, non-partisan initiative aimed at ensuring that our political leaders take significant actions to reduce poverty and increase opportunity in the United States. We bring together diverse perspectives from the political, policy, advocacy and foundation communities to engage in an ongoing dialogue focused on finding genuine solutions to the economic hardship confronting millions of Americans.
