http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1093194/eib111.pdf
Describes the rise in women-owned farms since 1978, the types of farms that women operate, characteristics of the women operators, and government payments to them. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-21.pdf
Reports that the birth rate for unmarried women was 80% higher in 2007 than in 1980. Provides statistics on the number and prevalence of births to unmarried women and such characteristics as household income and education attainment. Provides national and state level data. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm350230.htm
Press release which announces agency approval of the application to market Plan B without prescription for women 15+. The FDA action follows an April 2013 ruling by a New York Federal District judge that the product should be available without age or point of sale restrictions. From the Food and Drug Administration
http://www.dol.gov/equalpay/equalpay-employee.pdf
Argues that equal pay for women is a family issue in an era when women support family income. Offers a brief primer on equal pay rights and what to do if you experience pay discrimination. From the Women’s Bureau of the Labor Department
https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/Tummino%20SJ%20memo.pdf
Ruling of Federal District Court Judge Edward Korman that Plan B One-Step, the so-called Morning-after pill, should be available without prescription to women of all ages. Reverses a prior decision of the Food and Drug Administration at the direction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. From the U.S. Courts, Eastern District Court of New York.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr064.pdf
Presents data on the increase in the percentage of women cohabiting with a partner from 1995 to the period 2006-2010. Also describes cohabiting trends based on such characteristics as race and education attainment and the outcome of the arrangement—whether marriage or otherwise. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p70-135.pdf
Describes the number and characteristics of children in different types of child care arrangements in spring 2011. Also provides historical data of trends in child care usage in the U.S. From the Census Bureau
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-431.pdf
Describes treatments which aid women with faulty mitochondria who pass the condition on to their children and issues which are raised by such treatments. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology