Economic Crisis

Pittsburgh Business Times: The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a report that families headed by women have been hard hit by the recession and unemployment.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A new report by the Institute of Women's Policy Research and the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania examines the recession's effect on female heads of households.

10 TV News: Women's Fund of Central Ohio is funding a much-needed program that helps women to keep their homes amid growing rates of foreclosure.

Kansas City Star, Opinion: If a woman is affected by poverty, you can bet that her children are, too. As the United States slowly climbs out of the recession, we see poverty increasing and having a greater impact than ever before in recent memory.

Seattle Woman Magazine: Corinna Goff is living proof that when women thrive, their families and communities thrive. Several years ago she hit rock bottom...

The Guardian: Hedge funds run by women fall half as much during financial crisis as those managed by men, research shows.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: To solve the world's problems, the G-20 must look to 60 percent of the work force in an Op-Ed by The Global Fund for Women and the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern PA.

Huffingtonpost.com Commentary: In recent months, the media has focused on the plight of older, white men during the recession. While it's true that many have lost good jobs, the picture of who is struggling is more complicated.

CBS Evening News: Report shows hedge funds run by women outperformed those run by men, whose risk-taking may have fueled financial meltdown.