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Publications -- Women In The Economy

Jul 14, 2008	BA #621 – Which Is More Important for Women, Capitalism or Democracy? Capitalism and democracy are both known to improve the well-being of women. But which is more important? The social welfare of both men and women can be measured by health, education and employment, and the well-being of women in particular by gender-specific indicators, such as control of fertility. Poor countries generally rank lower than developed countries on all these social metrics, but they can implement public policies to improve conditions.
Apr 15, 2004	BG #161 – Saving and Investing: A Challenge for Women Careful studies have shown that the greatest degree of inequality exists among senior citizens, and the single most important cause of that inequality is not differences in preretirement income but differences in the degree to which people with the same income save rather than consume.
Feb 19, 2004	BA #466 – Social Security, Women and Working Families Social Security is a product of the 1930s. The United States has changed significantly over the past six decades, but Social Security remains much the same. It is out-of-date and in dire need of reform, especially with respect to benefits for married couples.
Nov 04, 2003	ST #264 – The Impact of Social Security Reform on Women in Three Countries This paper analyzes the differential impact on the two genders of pension reforms in Chile, Argentina and Mexico, which have adopted systems in which social security benefits are primarily financed by mandatory savings in individual accounts.
Apr 12, 2002	BA #392 – The Wage Gap Myth Tuesday, April 16, 2002, is Equal Pay Day - the day on which many organizations protest wage discrimination between men and women. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for all women is about three-quarters that of men, although the results vary significantly among demographic groups. Feminist organizations and some politicians point to these statistics as evidence of the United States as a patriarchal society that discriminates against women. But a closer examination leads to a different conclusion.
Feb 28, 2002	ST #251 – Gaining Ground: Women, Welfare Reform and Work Contrary to the expectations of many welfare reform critics, most of the women heading these families went to work. In fact, the proportion of single mothers who work has increased dramatically since welfare reform, nearly matching the proportion leaving welfare.
Feb 28, 2002	ST #250 – Women and Taxes Largely for historical reasons, the American tax system is disconnected with the way women participate in the economy. The major elements of the tax system were put in place in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, when most women, certainly most mothers, were not in the workforce.
Aug 06, 2001	BA #365 – Labor Law Discriminates Against Women The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938 to regulate the wages and working conditions of factory workers. It mandated a federal minimum wage and established an eight hour work day with overtime pay for any hours over 40 worked in a week. Overtime pay was set at one and one-half times the rate of regular pay. The law was initially beneficial to workers, but its inflexibility has hindered development of an accommodating workplace. The Fair Labor Standards Act discriminates against lower-income women workers because it has not been adjusted to account for an evolving society. Efforts to reform the FLSA have been made in the past, but opposition from labor unions has prevented improvements. Congress, however, needs to institute specific reforms.