WOMEN AREN’T BETTER OFF UNDER BARACK OBAMA’S LEADERSHIP
For The Last Four Years, Women And Their Families Have Struggled Under President Obama’s Failed Economic Policies:
Since President Obama Took Office, The Unemployment Rate For Women Has Increased From 7% To 7.5%. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, 10/10/12)
- Nearly 5.5 Million Women Are Currently Unemployed – An Increase Of 451,000 Women Since President Obama Took Office. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, 10/10/12)
Over 20% Of The Nation’s Teenage Women Are Unemployed. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, 10/10/12)
In 2011, The Poverty Rate Among Women Was 16.3% – The Highest Rate In 17 Years. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/12/12)
- More Than 25 Million Women Are Living In Poverty – An Increase Of 3.6 Million Under President Obama. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/12/12)
“More Adult Children Moved In With Their Parents Amid The Recent Tough Economic Times In The United States…” “More
adult children moved in with their parents amid the recent tough
economic times in the United States, according to a U.S. Census Bureau
report released on Wednesday. The number of adult children living with
parents increased 1.2 million to 15.8 million between 2007 and 2010, the
Census Bureau said. Those ages 25 to 34 accounted for two thirds of the
823,000 increase in adult children living with parents during that
period, according to the report.” (“Adult Children Move Back Home In
Tough Economy,” Reuters, 6/20/12)
In 2011, More Than Half Of All
Recent College Graduates Were “Jobless Or Underemployed, The Highest
Share In At Least 11 Years.” “About 1.5 million, or 53.6
percent, of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 last year were
jobless or underemployed, the highest share in at least 11 years. In
2000, the share was at a low of 41 percent, before the dot-com bust
erased job gains for college graduates in the telecommunications and IT
fields.” (Hope Yen, “1 In 2 New Graduates Are Jobless Or Underemployed,”
The Associated Press, 4/22/12)
“The ‘Mancession’ Has Morphed Into The ‘Hecovery,’ Leaving Women Workers Largely In The Dust.”
“More jobless Americans are finding work these days, but they are
mainly lucky fellas. The ‘mancession’ has morphed into the ‘hecovery,’
leaving women workers largely in the dust. The share of adult women who
are employed is lower than it was two years ago, while men have seen an
upturn.” (Tami Luhby, “Where Have All The Women’s Jobs Gone?” CNN Money, 4/20/12)
And It’s Not Just The Obama Economy – Women Have Also Struggled In The Obama White House:
In The Obama White House’s “Rough-And-Tumble Environment … Female Staff Members Often Felt Bruised.” “In
this rough-and-tumble environment, the book reports, female staff
members often felt bruised. At a dinner with Mr. Obama in November 2009,
several top female aides — including Anita Dunn, who was the
communications director, and Christina Romer, the chairwoman of the
Council of Economic Advisers — told the president about being talked
over in meetings by male colleagues or cut out altogether.” (Mark
Landler, “Book Details Dissension In Obama Economic Team,” The New York Times, 9/15/11)
- “The Notion That Women Have Long Been ‘The Heart Of The Obama Organization’ Doesn't Necessarily Line Up With The President's Largely Male List Of Political Advisers And Senior Staff.” (Alexander Burns, “Women For Obama,” Politico, 11/15/11)
“Even When Women Are In The Room With Obama, They Are Sometimes Seen But Not Heard.”
“Even when women are in the room with Obama, they are sometimes seen
but not heard. At a 2010 symposium on women in finance, Christina Romer,
then the chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, talked about
the difficulty she had getting the floor in policy discussions.” (Amy
Sullivan, “The White House Boys’ Club: President Obama Has A Woman
Problem,” Time, 9/21/11)
President Obama Is “Responsible For A Work Atmosphere That Marginalizes And Ignores Women.”
“Coverage in the Washington Post and a new book by Ron Suskind has
focused attention on the frustration of Obama’s female advisers. But the
problem has been obvious almost since Obama took office. And while the
explanations so far have blamed members of the mostly-departed boys
club–Robert Gibbs, Rahm Emanuel–Obama himself is responsible for a work
atmosphere that marginalizes and ignores women.” (Amy Sullivan, “The
White House Boys’ Club: President Obama Has A Woman Problem,” Time, 9/21/11)
An Unnamed High-Ranking Female Official: “The President Has A Real Woman Problem.”
“’The president has a real woman problem,’ an unnamed high-ranking
female official told Suskind. ‘The idea of the boys’ club being just
Larry and Rahm isn’t really fair. He [Obama] was just as responsible
himself.’” (Nia-Malika Henderson and Peter Wallsten, “Book: Women In
Obama White House Felt Excluded And Ignored,” The Washington Post, 9/16/11)
Former Obama Communications Director Anita Dunn: “This Place Would Be In Court For A Hostile Workplace.” (Nia-Malika Henderson, “Book: Women In Obama White House Felt Excluded And Ignored,” The Washington Post, 9/16/11)
- Dunn: “It Actually Fit All Of The Classic Legal Requirements For A Genuinely Hostile Workplace To Women.”(Nia-Malika Henderson, “Book: Women In Obama White House Felt Excluded And Ignored,” The Washington Post, 9/16/11)
Former Economic Advisor Christina Romer: “I Felt Like A Piece Of Meat.” “‘I
felt like a piece of meat,’ Christina Romer, former head of the Council
of Economic Advisers, said of one meeting in which Suskind writes she
was ‘boxed out’ by Summers.” (Nia-Malika Henderson, “Book: Women In
Obama White House Felt Excluded And Ignored,” The Washington Post, 9/16/11)
“The President Initially Discounted The Complaints He Heard That Women, Particularly On His Economic Team, Were Making.” “Some
early efforts to elevate women foundered. The first White House
communications director, Ellen Moran, departed quickly, after a rocky
tenure. Others never quite fit in, or failed to be ‘in the jet stream’
of the most important events of the day, one official said. According to
another official, the president initially discounted the complaints he
heard that women, particularly on his economic team, were making.”
(Peter Wallsten and Anne E. Kornblut, “In Early Obama White House,
Female Staffers Felt Frozen Out,” The Washington Post, 9/20/11)
MITT ROMNEY’S RECORD OF EMPOWERING WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
As Governor, Mitt Romney Empowered Women And Presided Over A Government That Ranked First For Women Appointments:
A 2004 Report Showed Massachusetts
Ranked First In The Nation In The Percentage Of Women Appointed By The
Governor To Policy-Making Positions. “[Massachusetts] also
ranks first among the 50 states in the percentage of women appointed by
the governor to policy-making positions, according to a new study from
the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at the University
at Albany, State University of New York.” (Elaine McArdle, “Calling The
Shots,” The Boston Globe, 10/31/04)
University At Albany, On
Massachusetts Government In 2004: “Women Now Hold 54.5% Of Top Advisor
Jobs And 50% Of Department Head Positions…” “Between 1998 and
2004, women’s participation as top policy leaders in the executive,
legislative and judicial branches of Massachusetts state government rose
by 4.4 percentage points to 28.0%. Women now hold 54.5% of top advisor
jobs and 50% of department head positions, both figures well above
national and New England regional averages.” (“Women’s Leadership
Profile 2004,” Center For Women In Government & Civil Society, University At Albany, Fall 2004)
- In Massachusetts Under Governor Romney, The Percentage Of Women Top Advisers And Department Heads Far Exceeded Averages For The Region And Nation. (“Women’s Leadership Profile 2004,” Center For Women In Government & Civil Society, University At Albany, Fall 2004)
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