Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and analysis on women and poverty.
Spotlight is the go-to site for news and ideas about fighting poverty. And every Friday, look for our weekly rundown of the top news stories on women and poverty.
Here’s this week’s news:
• In a New York Times op-ed, columnist Gail Collins criticizes verbal sparring over the stimulus bill, which led to cuts from the bill, including funding for family planning for low-income women.
• The Washington Post notes that President Obama’s new faith-based office will attempt to reduce both poverty and the number of abortions, while USA Today mentions that its increased scope will include teen pregnancy.
• According to the New York Times, one of the most significant elements of the new SCHIP bill for low-income health care is that it covers pregnant legal immigrants.
• The Kansas City Star covers a state lawmaker who is citing her sexual orientation and stance on Roe vs. Wade as possible reasons she’s been left of Kansas’s House Special Standing Committee on Children and Families.
• An Orlando Sentinel column sheds light on the increased need faced by a charity that provides low-income women appropriate professional attire for job interviews.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Team
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is a foundation-led, non-partisan initiative aimed at ensuring that our political leaders take significant actions to reduce poverty and increase opportunity in the United States. We bring together diverse perspectives from the political, policy, advocacy and foundation communities to engage in an ongoing dialogue focused on finding genuine solutions to the economic hardship confronting millions of Americans.