January 2014 Archives

 
  1. Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014, 9:00 AM

    Shattering the Glass Ceiling for Women in Politics

    Since the mid-1990s, women have increased their share of state legislative seats by only three percentage points, going from 21 percent of state legislative seats in 1994 to 24 percent now. In 2010, women lost ground in state legislatures for the first time in decades.

    Pamela O'Leary & Shauna Shames
  2. Monday, Jan 6, 2014, 7:29 AM

    Are Job Training Programs a Good Way to Fight Poverty?

    The War on Poverty was launched toward the end of an era of prosperity shared by all American workers. Average household incomes roughly doubled between 1945 and 1970, dramatically reducing poverty in the process.

    Harry J. Holzer

 

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