2005 PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS

Bipartisan PACT Act Will Strengthen Families and the Economy
October 7, 2005 -- The Pathways Advancing Career Training (PACT) Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 6 by Congresswomen Melissa Hart (R-4th PA) and Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37th CA). The Act (H.R. 3972) provides funding for education and training programs that help displaced homemakers, single parents and individuals pursuing nontraditional occupations enter and advance in careers that provide economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.

* Released by the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education of which Women Work! is a member. For more information, visit www.ncwge.org.

Hurricane Response Must Address Women's Needs
September 16, 2005 -- While the President's proposals to support rebuilding efforts in the wake of hurricane Katrina are significant, it is also crucial that we consider the unique, long-term needs of women and families affected by this tragedy.

Family and Medical Leave Act Crucial to Working Women
June 23, 2005 -- Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment joined with other organizations this morning at a Senate HELP Committee forum to oppose any regulatory revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

U.S. Households Led by Single Mothers and Displaced Homemakers on the Rise
February 17, 2005-- Women Work!'s critical new study has found that single mothers and displaced homemakers are not a disappearing phenomenon in the United States. In fact, these family groups are on the increase and likely to be vastly over-represented in the nation's low-paying service jobs.

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