This is an excerpt: Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress. The President’s speech will focus on his jobs plan which is expected to include initiatives aimed at creating jobs, assistance for state and local governments and assistance for unemployed workers.In anticipation of the speech

This is an excerpt: Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress. The President’s speech will focus on his jobs plan which is expected to include initiatives aimed at creating jobs, assistance for state and local governments and assistance for unemployed workers.In anticipation of the speech

Last Week, the government default rhetoric came to rest as Congress passed the Budget Control Act. The Senate voted 74-26 and the House voted 269-161. Shortly after, President Obama quickly signed the bill into law.The plan has two stages.

Last Week, the government default rhetoric came to rest as Congress passed the Budget Control Act. The Senate voted 74-26 and the House voted 269-161. Shortly after, President Obama quickly signed the bill into law.The plan has two stages.

This is an excerpt: Leah Moss, 23, launched JACK Detroit magazine when she had trouble landing a job after college graduation. She offers advice for other young people who want to start their own businesses.

This is an excerpt: Leah Moss, 23, launched JACK Detroit magazine when she had trouble landing a job after college graduation. She offers advice for other young people who want to start their own businesses.

This is an excerpt: Leah Moss, 23, founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of JACK Detroit magazine had a difficult time landing a job after graduation, so she launched her own business instead. Here, she offers these five tips for recent college graduates who are still searching for a job:

This is an excerpt: Leah Moss, 23, founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of JACK Detroit magazine had a difficult time landing a job after graduation, so she launched her own business instead. Here, she offers these five tips for recent college graduates who are still searching for a job:

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA's Rhonda Bishop interviews Leah Moss, the 23-year-old founder of JACK Detroit magazine. Moss dishes how she started the magazine, creative ways to raise funds during a recession, her favorite celebrity interview, and advice for young entrepreneurs.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA's Rhonda Bishop interviews Leah Moss, the 23-year-old founder of JACK Detroit magazine. Moss dishes how she started the magazine, creative ways to raise funds during a recession, her favorite celebrity interview, and advice for young entrepreneurs.

This is an excerpt: There are about 1,340 female homeless war veterans in the U.S. today, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.According to a USA Today report, the VA says as of this May, 10,476 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans either live on the streets, live in temporary housing or receive federal help to keep them off the streets -- and about 13% of them are women.

This is an excerpt: There are about 1,340 female homeless war veterans in the U.S. today, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.According to a USA Today report, the VA says as of this May, 10,476 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans either live on the streets, live in temporary housing or receive federal help to keep them off the streets -- and about 13% of them are women.

This is an excerpt: The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a startling report that shows women have lost ground in the job market in the two years since the recession officially ended in June 2009. According to NWLC, since the beginning of the recovery men have regained lost jobs, while women have gained no net jobs.

This is an excerpt: The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a startling report that shows women have lost ground in the job market in the two years since the recession officially ended in June 2009. According to NWLC, since the beginning of the recovery men have regained lost jobs, while women have gained no net jobs.

This is an excerpt: The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN), YWCA's partner in the SAVE Coalition, is hosting a conference call this Thursday, July 14, 2011, to update advocates on the debt and deficit negotiations in Washington.

This is an excerpt: This is an excerpt: The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN), YWCA's partner in the SAVE Coalition, is hosting a conference call this Thursday, July 14, 2011, to update advocates on the debt and deficit negotiations in Washington.

This is an excerpt: The case kept coming up in the back of my mind (interrupting me really) when I sat down to work on this blog about image, beauty and women’s power. Then I turned to wonder… What if there’s a connection between the two?

This is an excerpt: The case kept coming up in the back of my mind (interrupting me really) when I sat down to work on this blog about image, beauty and women’s power. Then I turned to wonder… What if there’s a connection between the two?

This is an excerpt: “We will not balance the budget on the backs of working families, the elderly, the sick, the children, and the poor, who have already sacrificed enough in terms of lost jobs, lost wages, lost homes, and lost pensions.

This is an excerpt: “We will not balance the budget on the backs of working families, the elderly, the sick, the children, and the poor, who have already sacrificed enough in terms of lost jobs, lost wages, lost homes, and lost pensions.