Sentences with phrase «income women and families»

This legislation will increase access to critically needed affordable contraception, improve health care for low - income women and families, invest in comprehensive, medically accurate sex education, and support women in the choices they make.

With the downturn in the economy, our preventive services are more important than ever to make sure that low - income women and their families don't fall through the cracks,» said Richards.

Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio, and its COWC affiliate, is the largest provider of preventive, reproductive health care for low - to moderate - income women and their families in Central Ohio and offers a full range of services.

This much needed legislation will increase access to family planning, improve health care for low - income women and families, and prevent unintended pregnancies.

From 1982 to 1990, and again from 1995 - 2003, she served on the Board of the Center for Women's Employment & Education, Inc., a non-profit organization assisting low - income women and families enter the job market.

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They all get at «that fundamental question — whether we believe women and families of all races and backgrounds and income levels deserve an equal shot in life.»

One of the women in our community was carrying a baby for her neighbor whose husband died so that the mother could carry her other baby and continue to work the fields so that their family could continue to earn an income.»

«The parents of the Millennial generation grew up in a feminist world, whether they claimed the label or not,» says Freedman «Women brought in a substantial part of family income and aspirations for women's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.&rWomen brought in a substantial part of family income and aspirations for women's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.&rwomen's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.»

The percentage of women between the ages of 25 and 54 with full - time jobs rose from 58 % in 2000 to 63 % in 2007, as women entered the labour force as never before, causing family incomes to rise.

«Part of it is driven by the culture of a two - income family and the number of women who have been successful in their careers,» he said.

«That already exists and to single out Planned Parenthood which provides services to so many low - income women for family planning and woman care is just wrong and not logical.»

Women in entrepreneurship are often seeking opportunities to work from home on their own schedules so that they can achieve that balance between work and family, while still generating a sizable income.

This goes for relational things, family items, income, support and raising of children in fatherless homes, as well as STI's the lifelong consequences of which are also considerably worse for women.

Raven + Lily currently helps employ marginalized women in Ethiopia, India, Cambodia and the United States at fair trade wages to give them access to a safe job, sustainable income, healthcare, education, and a real chance to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.

Hill Tribers have helped more than 30 refugee women and families earn a combined total of more than $ 25,000 of supplemental income.

Each purchase provides income and stability for a refugee family — and a renewed sense of purpose for the women who make them.

The unemployment rate for married men is just over 3 percent (and for married women not much higher), which is why relatively few married - couple families in 1992 had incomes below $ 16,960, the cut - off point defining the bottom 20 percent.

Krochet Kids sells clothes, bags and hats made by impoverished women in Uganda and Peru who are given an income to support their families and communities.

A recent study by the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good finds that social and economic supports such as benefits for pregnant women and mothers and economic assistance to low - income families have contributed significantly to reducing the number of abortions in the United States over the past twenty years.

These beliefs and values are rooted in the concrete circumstances of women's lives — their educations, incomes, occupations, and the different marital and family choices they have made along the way — and they work simultaneously to shape these circumstances in turn.

Our chips come from Colombia where they provide income for some of the smaller growers and employment for local people - including a number of widowed women who have to support their families.

People in Oregon are working on a paid - family leave program, which could influence the decision to stay home (and to breastfeed longer) for lower income women.

Colorado has seen the highest drop in teen birth rates in the entire country, and officials are putting the credit for that on a new family planning initiative that offers low - income women long - acting, reversible birth control methods (e.g. IUDs and implants) for little to no cost.

Women, Infants and Children Program is a nutrition education program for low income families.

Husbands whose wives make more money are 61 % less likely to say they're happy Wives who are primary breadwinners are also significantly less happy about their family lives than other women Men are 5 times more likely to cheat when they're financially dependent on their wives Divorce is 40 % more likely when a women makes over 60 % of the family's income Much of the discussion around this topic so far has focused on the broader business and economic consequences of this shift.

The low - income families who Baby2Baby work with do not have washing machines in their homes, and that's if they have homes at all, and laundromats are certainly not particularly welcoming to women coming with bags of dirty diapers to wash them there.

She became a doula for low - income women, worked as a Childbirth Educator at the largest clinic for uninsured families in Austin and began organizing to address the disparities in pre-natal care and birth outcomes both locally and regionally.

Which is why I want to call attention to what is happening in our AP community: As much as we try to be welcoming to every AP parent, there is still judgment passed among us — the woman whose birth ended in a Cesarean, the mother who can not breastfeed, the father who came to AP later and with a history of spanking, the lower - income families in which both parents must work, the parents who do not take their baby to bed with them, and so on.

Her research has focused on Early Head Start, a federally funded, community - based program for low - income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers, and Promoting First Relationships ®, a prevention program dedicated to promoting children's social - emotional development through responsive, nurturing caregiver - child relationships.

Early Head Start (EHS) is a federally funded community - based program for low - income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women.

Nurse - Family Partnership — Nurse Home Visitors work with low - income women who are pregnant with their first child, helping clients achieve healthier pregnancies and births, stronger child development, and a path toward economic self - sufficiency.

Many women yearn to be with their children during the preschool years and maintain a professional identity and an income for the family and feel forced to sacrifice something.

«Long gone are the days when the majority of middle - and upper - income women stayed home to raise families full time,» the authors wrote.

Benefits include productivity, family income and job security, women's and children's health and well - being, employers» long - term profits, and national socioeconomic health and stability.

In 2016, Robin started the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides subsidized lactation consultations for low - income families and scholarships / internships for culturally diverse women to become lactation educators and IBCLCs.

Early Head Start expanded the federal commitment to address the needs of low - income families with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers up to age 3.

Women were defined by sociodemographic criteria in three studies: living in the three most disadvantaged postcode areas and over the age of 16 (Hoddinott 2012), over 18, nulliparous, low income families, who had not yet selected a paediatrician (Serwint 1996), and low - income urban women (Sellen 2Women were defined by sociodemographic criteria in three studies: living in the three most disadvantaged postcode areas and over the age of 16 (Hoddinott 2012), over 18, nulliparous, low income families, who had not yet selected a paediatrician (Serwint 1996), and low - income urban women (Sellen 2women (Sellen 2013).

This also assumes that women (the majority of those using this law are mothers and THIS is the demeaning part) can not possibly be the primary breadwinner or contribute that much to the family income because the law assumes that your family has no need for a quarter of your salary.

Early Head Start (EHS) is the infant - toddler portion of the Head Start program, serving pregnant women and families with children under age 3 with incomes below the poverty line.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is an important source of nutritious foods and nutrition education for many pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to age five in low - income famiWomen, Infants and Children (WIC) is an important source of nutritious foods and nutrition education for many pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to age five in low - income famiwomen, new mothers, infants, and children up to age five in low - income families.

Studies show that household income for women and children is more likely to drop below the poverty level immediately following a divorce, 13 declining by as much as 50 percent and causing substantial reductions in earnings capability and long - term wealth.14 Compared with children in intact families, children of divorced parents:

Infant formula is a key ingredient of food packages given to low - income families under the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).

Demographic differences across families that can bias studies in favor of breast - feeding include parental race, age, marital status, family income, insurance coverage, the mother's education and employment, and whether a woman smokes or drinks during pregnancy.

When women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90 % of it into their families, as compared to only 30 to 40 % for a man.

Sheila is the Executive Director of Open Arms Perinatal Services, a community - based organization that provides support to low income pregnant women and families.

Think about the ideal mom for a sec; a woman who's successful, has a lot of disposal income, is financially set, is in a stable relationship, lives in a decent property in a nice part of town with a strong family and friend support network around her and has lots and lots of time and love to give.

The IDC is backing a paid family leave for working mothers, an increase to the child care tax credit, aid women in re-entering the workforce and help for low - income women by proposing changes to the Temporary Assistance for the Needy Families.

Additionally on the family front, faith leaders would be recruited to promote the role of fathers and establish a visiting nurse program that would serve pregnant, low - income women.

Thoughts about family segue into analytical policy on flexible parental leave, the gender pay gap, the merits of a universal basic income and the shocking amount of unpaid work done by women (# 1,019 trillion 2014).

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