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Battered by the Storm: How the Safety Net is Failing Americans and How to Fix It

An extensive report on how the social safety net has been failing, and how Americans need a long-term strategy to eliminate poverty.
ARRA: Extending the Unemployment Insurance Safety Net to Victims of Domestic Violence

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several provisions for modernizing state unemployment insurance systems, such as providing access to unemployment insurance benefits to various groups who were not previously covered by state laws, including victims of domestic violence.
Reading Between The Lines: Women's Poverty in the United States in 2009

There has been a large gender poverty gap in every year since the official poverty standard was created. In 2009, adult woman were 32 percent more likely to be poor than adult men, with a poverty rate of 13.9% compared to a 10.5% rate for adult men.
The Re-authorization of TANF as an Opportunity to Improve the Safety Net for Women and Children

This report, later published in Domestic Violence Report 65 (June/July 2009), explains the connection between economic and personal security for women and family assistance, and focuses on the critical role that family assistance plays in enabling poor women and families to escape abuse and overcome poverty.
The Bitter Fruit of Welfare Reform: A Sharp Drop in the Percentage of Eligible Women and Children Receiving Welfare

This Report details and analyzes the sharp drop in participation of eligible poor women and children following the adoption of federal welfare reform which encouraged states to cut welfare rolls.
Victims' Rights Unraveling: The Impact of Local Immigration Enforcement Policies on the Violence Against Women Act

Articles from The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium Issue.
The Need for a Uniform Federal Response to the Workplace Impact of Interpersonal Violence

This article makes the case that recognizing and addressing the needs of all survivors in the workplace is critical both as a business and economic imperative and as a means of strengthening the American workforce.
The Impact of VAWA: Billions for Prevention, Victim Services, Law Enforcement, Underserved Populations and the Courts, and Looking Ahead to VAWA IV

Transcripts about the impact of VAWA from the third panel of the The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium.
Presenting the Legal Momentum Hero Award to Vice President Joe Biden

Transcripts from the presentation of the Legal Momentum Hero Award to Vice President Joe Biden for initiating and championing VAWA at the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium Issue.
Present at the Creation: Drafting and Passing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Transcripts of the opening remarks and the first panel at The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium.
Mandatory U-visa Certification Unnecessarily Undermines the Purpose of VAWA's Immigrant Protections

An article about mandatory U-visa certification from The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium Issue.
Drafting, Lobbying, and Litigating VAWA: National, Local, and Transnational Interventions on Behalf of Women's Equality

Transcripts of commentary on Panel Two from the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law's 2010 Symposium Issue.

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