Economist Says Playing Field Still Unfair For Female Breadwinners

Center for American Progress Senior Economist Heather Boushey says many women cannot compete as traditional "breadwinners" in the United States because they don't have stay-at-home wives who help take care of life's "little and big emergencies." (0:18)
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Center For American Progress Economist Breaks Down Shriver Report

Center for American Progress senior economist Heather Boushey explains California First Lady Maria Shriver's collaborative report on the needs of women workers in the United States. She lists labor standards, family and employee benefits, reform of anti-discrimination laws, modernization of U.S. social insurance system, and increased government support of child care and elder care.

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