In this Issue
As a 101-year-old attorney, Jack Borden encourages others to work well past retirement age. As an older American who still works 40 hours a week, Borden represents the growing number of individuals past retirement age who are still an active part of the workforce. Concerning the other end of the age spectrum, abortion is now a topic of contention in Congress’ larger debate over health care. Abortion opponents are seeking to block recipients of federal insurance subsidies from using the money on plans covering elective abortion, yet abortion-rights supporters argue this restriction would eliminate from the marketplace private plans that cover the procedure, pushing women who have such coverage to give it up. And as the last week of campaigning for the 2016 Olympic Games comes to an end, the President and Mrs. Obama will be traveling to Denmark to make a final pitch for Chicago. Experts have stated that promoting the city’s diversity is paramount in winning the bid. Continue below for more Diversity in the News.
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Workers Thriving at 70, 80, and Even 100
CNN
Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care
The New York Times
Diversity Key to Games Bid Success
Chicago Sun-Times
NBC Plans Special Week of Coverage on Women
The New York Times
Why a Health Care Overhaul Matters to Women—and the Economy
The New York Times
As Persian Jews Pray for Their Souls on Yom Kippur, They Scope Out Potential Soul Mates
Los Angeles Times
Emmy Telecast was Lacking in Diversity
Los Angeles Times
Ranger Yearns for More Diversity at National Parks
San Jose Mercury News
A New Push to Define ‘Person,’ and to Outlaw Abortion in the Process
Los Angeles Times
U.S. Hispanics Lag in Health Insurance Study
Reuters
SCLC Leader from L.A. Speaks Out for Same-Sex Marriage in D.C.
The Washington Post
After 10-Year Fight, Asian Community Center Opens at C.U.
The Cornell Daily Sun
Hispanics Tackle ‘Machismo’ Culture in Churches
USA TODAY
Native Americans, Alaska Natives Overcome Hurdles to Healthcare
NPR
Asian-American Women More Likely to Attempt Suicide
NPR
Member Spotlight
Justice Sotomayor Throws Out First Pitch
Major League Baseball
Working Mother Media Announces 100 Best Companies 2009
Working Mother Media
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WOW! Fact
In a survey completed last month, 38 percent of respondents working past the age of 62 said they may have to delay retirement even further because of the recession. However, 54 percent of workers 65 or older said they're working now mainly because they want to. Seventeen percent said their main reason was money, and 27 percent said both factors motivated them. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Diversity Holidays
In October, the United States observes the following:
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• National Italian American Heritage Month
• Polish American Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on Sep. 15, continues until Oct. 15.
The Jewish community will celebrate Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, from sundown of Oct. 2 to Oct. 9. Sukkot commemorates the years that the Jews spent in the desert en route to the Promised Land and celebrates the way in which God took special care of them under difficult circumstances.
October 6 is German American Heritage Day in the United States. ingle Americans Week.
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