Sunday, January 3, 2010

Living on Nothing but Food Stamps

A couple startling facts about food stamps and the safety net:
  • About six million Americans receiving food stamps report they have no other income, according to an analysis of state data collected by The New York Times.
  • About one in 50 Americans now lives in a household with a reported income that consists of nothing but a food-stamp card.
  • One in eight Americans now receives food stamps (!), including one in four children.
The rest of the NYT article is here. (Here is a slide show.)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .