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Faculty in the News

Diana Pearce
Diana Pearce

Diana Pearce Writes Self-Sufficiency Standard Report for Washington
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2009 report aims at underlining the growing gap between wages and the costs of basic needs by calculating those needs on a per-county basis and a more detailed level.

The report was written by Diana Pearce, senior lecturer and director of the Center for Women's Welfare at SSW.

Here is a partial listing of media coverage of the report:

Jennifer Romich
Jennifer Romich

Plus: Professor Jennifer Romich's Research Shows U.S. Poverty Increases More in the West:

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