Economic Stimulus--women and families

For readers interested in an assessment of the way that the economic stimulus bill will impact women, you might want to look at the National Women's Law Center's article, How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Addresses Women's Needs, Feb. 13, 2009.  Noting the pain for "women and families already struggling to make ends meet, the NWLC article focuses on several measures in the stimulus legislation that addresses their needs:

• child care and early education
• unemployment insurance
• child support
• health care
• assistance for low-income households
• education and job training
• job opportunities for women and
• tax benefits for individuals and families.