Shutdown Hurts Women More
Posted by Michelle Moquin on October 16th, 2013
Good morning!
Things that happen in our country, especially when men are in control, usually have an adverse effect on women more than men. This shutdown is no different. Because women get paid less and hold positions that are most likely to get furloughed…because women are the ones who get pregnant and need childcare, are the ones raped and most likely to be abused by men, women and children, are going to be more affected by federally funded programs.
War on Women, Shutdown Edition
BY CAP ACTION WAR ROOM ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 AT 3:36 PM
How the GOP Shutdown is Hurting Women
As we discussed yesterday, the GOP shutdown is causing pain from coast to coast. Today ThinkProgress took a closer look how the shutdown is hurting women:
1. Federal Workers’ Pay
Women make up an estimated 43 percent of the federal workplace — but they’re disproportionately represented in the types of clerical jobs that are likely to get furloughed. Women who work for the federal government still tend to be overrepresented in administrative, human resource, and assistant-level jobs, and compared to men, they’re more likely to be bringing home smaller paychecks in the first place. There have been concerns that the workers who are currently furloughed may not receive back pay.
2. Nutrition For Low-Income Mothers And Infants
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) hasn’t gotten any federal money since the government shut down October 1. Nearly 9 million low-income mothers and their children around the country rely on the program to afford food and formula. At first, all states except for North Carolina were providing benefits, and the state has since reversed course and will join the rest. But that will only last so long. Some states may only be able to cover the benefits for a few weeks or so. If the government remains shut into November, as Republicans are now proposing, some states may halt benefits to some of their neediest residents.
3. Rape Kits
If the government shutdown stretches on into November, it could eventually halt rape kits in Washington, DC. It’s just one of the many ways that the shutdown disproportionately impacts the nation’s capital, whose budget is under federal control. The two groups responsible for rape kits in DC anticipate running out of local and federal funds after this month. Rape kit processing is already notoriously sluggish across the country, an issue that can make navigating the court system even more difficult for victims of sexual assault — particularly since forensic evidence of rape quickly degrades.
4. College Sexual Assault Investigations
The federal investigations into U.S. colleges’ notoriously problematic sexual assault policies have been put on hold during the shutdown. When students or staff allege that their university is breaking federal law by under-reporting rapes or dissuading victims from coming forward, the case is handled by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. But those cases aren’t considered to be essential during the shutdown, so they’re all on hold until the government re-opens. That means federal officials aren’t in contact with the college students who filed formal complaints, and can’t conduct follow-up visits for the universities whose cases have recently been settled.
5. Domestic Violence Programs
Programs that offer shelter and support services to victims of domestic violence aren’t able to draw down any of their federal funding so long as the government remains closed. While some have other sources of funding to fall back on, others, particularly small, rural programs, could quickly face the possibility of shutting down their operations. Some are considering layoffs. Most have already faced severely reduced government funding, with 80 percent reporting a drop last year. Programs had already warned that the budget cuts from sequestration could lead to more homicides of women who are denied services.
6. Child Care And Head Start
Working moms are going to be put in a bind the longer the shutdown lasts. Twenty-three Head Start programs across the country were expecting federal money in October, and without it some have faced the need to close classrooms.More than 7,000 children in six states lost access, but since then wealthy philanthropists have offered the national organization enough money to keep it open for now. But the longer the shutdown lasts, more programs will face the same challenge. When a classroom shuts down, not only does a child lose access to preschool, but some parents are forced to quit their jobs because they have no where to leave their kids. The same problem will face working mothers if child care subsidies dry up during the shutdown. All federal money has been cut off since last Tuesday, and while states should have prior year funding to fall back on to cover the costs in the meantime, those funds may have been depleted by sequestration, a drop in welfare funding, and the ending of stimulus money.
BOTTOM LINE: Enough is enough. The longer the GOP keeps the government closed, the more Americans, including women, and our economy will suffer. It’s time for Speaker Boehner to allow a vote on a clean funding bill to end this shutdown crisis and re-open the entire government.
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Readers, and especially the ladies reading: Rapists and abusers don’t care if you’re a dem or a repub, when they are seeking out a victim. I know which party cares about women most, and HOPEfully if you’ve been reading the writes that I post here, you know by now too.
Zen Lill: I think it is someone’s birthday today. :) Happy Birthday! I HOPE you have a wonderful day!
Peace & Love…
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October 16th, 2013 at 9:02 am
Thank you, Mischa!
I’m starting the day with a new client I know I can help and quickly, bc there’s nothing that makes me happier than reframing someone’s perspective on themselves, she’s a weight loss client and she’s going to love this and herself and in short order!
Then I’m booked for the next 24 ; ) yay!
The GOP is POOP now and they’ve just announced it loudly.
Luv, Zen Lill
October 16th, 2013 at 10:08 am
Happy Birthday Zen Lill. Hope your day is special.
/SB
October 16th, 2013 at 10:37 am
So is it really your birthday Zen Lill?
October 16th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Her ass I long for;
To caress warmly,
tightly;
Whether she wears tight jeans or is bare.
Her breast to touch,
to massage,
to lick,
to suck.
Her blouse to undo,
to feel her skin,
to taste her body,
to smell her scent.
Her face to taste,
Her body to make love to;
Her love is her.
There is no lovemaking
without her.
October 16th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Suppose a relatively small group financed by a handful of billionaires (1) takes over state governments in order to redistrict, gerrymander, require voter IDs, purge voter rolls, and otherwise suppress the votes of the majority; (2) secretly bankrolls candidates for these safe seats who pledge to shrink and dismember the government; (3) then, once these candidates are elected, has them shut down the government in order to repeal or amend laws the plotters dislike; (4) then forces the nation to default on its debts and thereby throws the economy into a tailspin in order to get their way; and (5) runs a vast PR campaign to convince the American public of big lies about laws the plotters dislike or policies they seek. Would you call this an attempted coup d’etat? If not, what would you call it? And what would you do about it?
October 16th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
if you’re rich, you are entitled to have as much an influence as you can buy.
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/500-people-will-control-american-democracy-if-supreme-court-overturns-campaign?akid=11045.1147163.xo-q5G&rd=1&src=newsletter910521&t=23
October 17th, 2013 at 4:48 am
Racism is so powerful in this country that a hand full of my sick race can shutdown the government and threaten world financial doom without being called on their behavior.
October 17th, 2013 at 7:02 am
Yes, Troy, yesterday was really my birthday : )
Thank you, /SB, it was fantastic and today it’s more sxattered indulgence today through Sunday.
-ZL
October 17th, 2013 at 7:34 am
Well happy birthday beautiful.
October 17th, 2013 at 7:35 am
I’d love to take you to dinner for you birthday ,belatedly.
October 17th, 2013 at 8:22 am
Dear Zen Lill, Please forgive me for the belated Birthday wish. I really HOPE you had an exceptional day yesterday — one that will keep you going with pleasant memories until next year.
Luv,
HOWIE
October 17th, 2013 at 8:30 am
Hafa adai
If there is someone or something out there saving Guam from these storms thank you.
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MPH, 160 Miles SW of Guam
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 October 2013 23:22
Written by Kevin Kerrigan
Thursday, 17 October 2013 11:58
Guam News – Guam News
Guam – In its 11pm UPDATE, the National Weather Service reports that as of 10pm Thursday Typhoon Francisco had taken a turn to the northeast and opicked up speed to 9 MPH, however the NWS still expects Francisco to turn back towards the northwest later tonight as it continues to intensify.
As of 10pm Thursday, Typhoon Francisco was about 160 miles southwest of Guam at latitude 12.0 N and longitude 142.9 E.
“Present movement NNE or 10 degrees at 9 MPH,” states the 11pm UPDATE.
It had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
READ the NWS’s 11pm Thursday UPDATE on Typhoon Francisco HERE
* Typhoon force winds extend outward to 25 miles from the center.
* Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 145 miles from the center.
* Typhoon Francisco is expected to continue moving towards the north-northwest throughout Thursday night and Friday morning.
* Typhoon Francisco is expected to make its closest point of approach to Guam, around 8am Friday roughly 130 miles west of the island, although that is subject to change.
VIEW the radar loop of Typhoon Francisco HERE
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Guam and for the waters surrounding the island out to a distance of 40 nautical miles. That means that topical storm conditions, including damaging sustained winds of 40 mph or more, are possible within the next 12 to 24 hours.
No typhoon watches or warnings have been issued because the system is not expected to come close enough to bring typhoon force winds over the island.
A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Rota, Tinian and Saipan and adjacent waters out to 40 nautical miles.
Thursday evening, Governor Calvo placed Guam into Condition of Readiness 2. All schools and GovGuam offices will be closed Friday.