1. 2010 GLA Women’s Economic Empowerment Empowering Women with Information Tuesday, October 5, 2010 12:30 pm ET / 11:30 am CT JOIN THE CALL: (866) 910-4857 | Code 481-888

2. Empowering Women with Information Critical Indicators of Economic Status for Women and Girls Data-driven Program Design, Evaluation and Advocacy

3. Empowering Women with Information The Institute on Women Julie Graber Founder and Managing Director The mission of The Institute on Women is to improve the lives of the 5.8 million women and girls in Ohio by serving as a data-rich resource for strategic change.

4. To measure is the first step to improve William Petty:

5. Understanding Indicators Indicators vs. statistics Indicator provides a comparison – gives an “indication” of the relative strength or weakness Indicators for women and girls – comparisons are usually geographic or gender Gender Geography: U.S., state, local, urban/suburban, metro, county

6. Common Economic Indicators Education Labor force participation rates – household type, age, education Unemployment Underemployment – (ex: part-time seeking fulltime work) Multiple job holders Poverty rates – elder, single female, single female with children, grandparent (female) with responsibility for own grandchildren, lesbian partners Self-sufficiency rates Occupations: % non-traditional, % managerial Median Earnings Gender balance in income cohorts/ women making six figures, above $50K Hours worked per week – number, traditional vs. second/third shift Use of paid leave Dual income families – women’s earnings as a % of total Food security/use of food stamps Childcare as a % of income; Access to off-hours/emergency child care Housing security/homelessness; cost of housing as a % of income Veteran status - homeless female veterans, unemployed Economic

7. Critical Economic Indicators Education Poverty Median Earnings Labor Force Participation Occupations Female-Headed Households

8. Education Educational attainment – women 25+ High School graduation rates/ college enrollment rates Intended majors (PSAT) – college- bound juniors Economic

9. Economic Impact of Education Empowering Women with Information – It takes four or more years of college (or the equivalent) for the median earnings of women in Ohio to exceed the median earnings of men with a high school diploma ($36,024 vs. $33,332) – Four or more years of college reduces the rate of poverty among women from 12% to 3.9%

10. Poverty and Self- Sufficiency Poverty rates – Basis for rates – 100%, 200%, 250% - typical cut-offs for benefits, sliding fee scales – Educational attainment & poverty – Female-headed households Age of children – under 5 is often over 50% – Poverty vs. Self-Sufficiency Economic

11. Median Earnings Educational attainment and median earnings Wage gap/ratio – difference in American Community Survey data and AAUW Pay cohorts

12. Income Cohorts in Ohio Empowering Women with Information

13. Economic Status – Business Leadership Empowering Women with Information Women are the majority owners of 29.8% of privately held companies in Ohio Women hold 34.5% of managerial positions in Ohio organizations

14. Women’s Power Index Empowering Women with Information

15. Labor Force Participation: % of workforce Empowering Women with Information

16. Labor Force Participation: not all good news for women Empowering Women with Information

17. Women Feeling the Impact of the Current Economic Climate Empowering Women with Information

18. Labor Force Participation Percentage of women in various categories and geographies who participate in the labor force: Changing From the Inside Out

19. Data-driven design and evaluation Gender-specific/gender-sensitive frameworks Key Concepts – Work: production and reproduction (community) – Resources: access and control – Status/role: condition and position Empowering Women with Information

20. Moser Framework Practical needs/interests Providing necessary goods and services for women in their current roles Strategic needs/interests Transform existing imbalance of power – address systemic gender inequities

21. Evaluation “Gender-blind” programs – need to be evaluated with a gender lens – does the program really address the needs of women Empowering Women with Information

22. Advocacy Analyzing Existing and Proposed Policies Analyzing resource allocations

23. Questions?