Americas tragedy : 42 million poor women The entire community is adversely affected when so many are struggling to make life work American news anchor Maria Shriver is in Sweden mainly known for having engaged in Barack Obamas presidential campaign while her husband, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, campaigned for rival John McCain. But she also runs The Shriver Report, a nonprofit project to modernize Americas relationship with women, and each year publishes a semi- academic report on the countrys women live, work and feel. This years edition is called Pushing back from the brink and is about the 42 million American women living in or at risk of poverty . Content is variegated . Essays by basketball player LeBron James, artist Beyoncé Knowles and wallraffjournalisten Barbara Ehrenreich mixed with statistics , research reports, portraits , and specific policy proposals on how such work may change based on single mothers specific needs. As a whole , however, points The Shriver report to a very clear direction: the vulnerable women tragedies are not personal . Economy, public health , education , crime - all are adversely affected when so many have to butt up bloody for life work . To improve their prospects are improving for everyone.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:55:53 +0000
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