The first program of its type, the Arts Writers Program was founded in recognition of both
the financially precarious situation of arts writers and their indispensable contribution to a vital artistic culture.
I'm mom to two young men who at times have felt a bit disgruntled that their feminist girlfriends or dates expected them to pay for everything, even when they were
financially struggling college students or in
precarious job
situations, and rarely offered to chip in — even for a tank of gas because they always drove, etc..