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Feminist organization opposed 2009 stimulus for being too oriented in masculine professions, despite that fact that the vast majority of jobs lost in the recession were those of men
Topic: Feminist ActivismSource
Citation: Three Steps to Women's Fair Share of the Recovery Author(s): Feiner Institution(s): W.E.A.V.E. Link: http://womensenews.org/story/commentary/090128/three-steps-womens-fair-share-the-recovery Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2009 Source: Primary Type: Press ReleaseDiscussion
Other Notes:80% of the 5.7 million jobs lost over the first eighteen months of the recession were held by men. | WEAVE called for increased spending in healthcare industry, a field which has consistently grown even during the Recession