economic crisis
Americans Demonstrate Changed Attitudes Towards Poverty Since the 2008 Economic Crisis
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
December 22, 2011 - 11:09am (Print)
Since household income has been declining over time (and proportionally fewer individuals earn more than twice the poverty level), the silver lining of the 2008 economic crisis might be that more Americans start seeing poverty for what it is: not something anyone “deserves.”
Roundup: Anti-Abortion Payout in Italy
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
June 2, 2010 - 9:52am (Print)
A tour of reproductive health news around the globe: purpose-specific condoms from IPPF, anti-abortion bribes in Italy, and integrated sex ed in the Philippines.
Women and Welfare: Revisiting Reform in the Wake of Economic Crisis
by Susan Wefald, Ms. Foundation for Women
May 24, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Coverage of the economic crisis focuses on the fate of the newly poor middle class. But stories about those who were already poor in the “best of times” have been few and far between.
It’s About What We Can Do, Not What We Can’t Agree On
by State Rep. John Lesch and State Rep. Suzi Bassi
September 9, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
State Trends: Sex Ed, Family Planning and Fetal Personhood Dominate
by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute
July 30, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Unintended Pregnancy Plunges Women in Pacific Northwest into Economic Crisis
July 8, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
