What were doing is collecting the best data and Research Available on the Progress Women and girls have made in the past two decades, both gains and gaps and making that information accessible to a broad audience. We are also Building Momentum for the 21st century policy agenda for the full participation of women and girls, including youre in the united states. There have been big changes in our economy and our society and in our institutions, policies, and attitudes have not caught up. Women make up half the u. S. Labor force, but they are largely concentrated in lower wage positions. Women hold three quarters of all jobs that rely on tips, like waiters, bartenders, hairstylists which pay even less than the average minimum wage. Across the board, women are paid less than men for the same work. Here is part of what is happening below the surface, as a result of this slowdown in progress. American women, with the least education, less than high school education, and the lowest incomes,
[inaudible conversations] and good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, take you for being here today for the briefing. I have a couple of guests with me today. Susan rice and the National Security adviser that are here to give you a preview of the president s Upcoming Trip and then we will take questions on that trip. Then we will start with an overview of the schedule and ambassador price will provide a systematic overview then we will take questions on those topics areas. Then i will stick around for questions. I will start with the interview with the president over the course of the trip on sunday night in arrived on it a 8 00 in the morning said he will go to the museum where he will meet with the Prime Minister of the netherlands. They will then have the bilateral meeting there as well. Following that the president will go to the soviet side id have a bilateral meetings to initiate the meeting with trade and this is the first since the g20 in september and they could agree to this is
Contrary to conventional media about consumption, and new survey finds that the nature of news itself the idea of the socalled filter bubble. There are relatively few differences by generation, party or socioeconomic status in the level of interest with which people report following different topics. We want to learn from you this morning as we go through the papers in this first hour on the washington journal how you get your news. Whered you get your news and how do you get it marco you can also make a comment on our twitter feed. You can take part in the conversation currently going on on facebook facebook. Com cspan. And you can send an email to us. Heres a little bit more of this study by the Media Insight project. There are five devices or technologies that majorities of americans used to get news in a given week. First call up is from ralph in manoa, new york. On a democrats line. Caller i am a uaw worker from upstate new york. I get my news straight from my union from cspan als
Republic of congo races to contain an outbreak of cholera there are fears it could spread quickly in the overcrowded capital kinshasa to waterborne disease has already swept through many villages ravaged by conflict. And then a german football handover produce a stunning comeback in a five goals tour in a with minds just for a european challenge. Time and a home for good to have you with us fresher protests have erupted in chinas yeah as the north african nation marks the seventh anniversary of the arab spring uprising that toppled its former dictator ben ali now for the seventh day in a roach museums are taking to the street demonstrating against price. Rises in tax hikes as the government struggles to so deep rooted economic problems many protesters say they have been left empty handed in the seven years since the revolution they claim that corrupt officials are to blame for the countrys lagging economy. And ahead of todays demonstrations d. W. Funny for china talked to the family of