The Fate of Unmarried Women in America

American Journalism Center ^ | March 22, 2010 | Tilla Bradley

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The Fate of Unmarried Women in America

Tilla Bradley, March 22, 2010

The Center for American Progress (CAP) in conjunction with Women’s Voices Women Vote released the paper Advancing the Economic Security of Unmarried Women: Overview of Laws and Legislations in the 111th Congress. The keynote speaker was Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). The other speakers were Page Gardner, the founder and president of Women’s Voices Women Vote, Avis Jones-DeWeever, the director at the Research, Public Policy, and Information Center for African-American Women, National Council of Negro Women.

In her opening comments, Heather Bousey, the senior economist for the Center for American Progress, noted that the current policies in America are “stuck in an idealized past.” In an effort to update the policies that have had an arduous effect on the unmarried women of America, she lauds Congresswoman DeLauro as a “hero for working families.” Granted, the range of unmarried women includes single women who have never married, divorced women, single mothers, and widows.

Rep. DeLauro opened her remarks by stating, “Let’s face it, unmarried women are shortchanged.” She enthusiastically endorsed the policies in the report that CAP released and urged that social policies be restructured to reflect the 21st century social landscape. She has been an advocate for paycheck reform for nearly thirteen years and challenged the establishment to “give unmarried women access and opportunity.” In addition, she praised the healthcare bill currently in Congress for how it would increase and provide medical benefits for women of all ages and economic groups.

Page Gardner, the author of the paper and founder of Women’s Voices Women Vote noted that her mission was “fairly representing the unrepresented.” The report emphasized six key areas where unmarried women were directly affected by economic turbulence—the workplace, single motherhood, healthcare, financial protection, housing, and retirement:...

[Ellendra]

Don’t worry. The Dems will force unmarried men on the dole to marry these left-overs. It will be called the Mandatory Spinster Relief bill (MRS). Otherwise, there will be no future generations of government dependents to vote for them.

No thank you!!!

Better a spinster than married to a Rat!

[Ellendra]

Yes, Judith Anne, if we don’t have a man, if we were widowed or abandoned, it was entirely our fault.

Yes, I for one am entirely to blame for being so "picky" that I refused all those dozens of offers from creeps, players, serial cheaters, control freaks, and momma's boys. And especially the ones from the illegals looking to marry for a green card.