From foreclosures, to layoffs, to decreased wages and increases in health insurance premiums, women and their families are being negatively affected by

Please Join Us For a Community Conversation on: The Impact of the U.S. Economic Crisis on Women in Southwest PA A panel discussion with representatives from: The Women and Girls Foundation Just Harvest Fair Housing Partnership Allegheny County Department of Health and Human Services Thursday, February 5, 2009 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Nuin Center - 5655 Bryant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 the current economic crises. Learn about the advocacy efforts being engaged in at the local and national level to ensure that women and girls are included in the national economic recovery and stimulus packages being developed by the U.S. Congress and the Obama Administration. Please RSVP by Monday, February 2nd to Ashley Clark: _Ashley@wgfpa.org_ (mailto:Ashley@wgfpa.org) or 412-258-2559 Nearly 10.5 million women in the U.S. are single parents (as compared with 2.5 million single fathers). For them, opting out of the workplace for any reason — like motherhood or education — is not viable. Children in mother-only families are almost 5 times as likely to be in poverty as those in married-couple families (38 and 8 percent, respectively). And today women in Southwest PA still make less than 70 cents per dollar compared to their male counterparts. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http... cemailfooterNO62)