Here Comes the Governor!!!!!!!

The Milford Democratic Party will hold it's Municipal Convention on Wednesday July 20th at City Hall (West River Street) to endorse candidates for Mayor, City Clerk, Board of Education, Board of Aldermen, and Planning and Zoning Board, as well as the dreaded Constables.

On Friday July 22nd at 6:30 pm we will have a grand fundraiser for Mayoral candidate Ben Blake ... with a Special Guest.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who I acknowledge you might be mad at this week, is coming to Milford to support the Democratic Party's candidate for Mayor.  

Now, I recognize that everyone is a little testy lately so let me remind you that the "Suggested Donation" is de  rigueur on political invitations. You pay what you feel is appropriate and according to your budget. It is expected that contributions will at least be reasonable, not in coin form, and at least enough to cover your food and drink consumption!

Which is not to say that you shouldn't dig deep. After all, we need to run a campaign here.

For security reasons, I have cunningly blocked out the address of the event, but let me at least reveal to you that there is a view of water.

So, when we say Clams (edible mollusks), we also mean Clams (many dollar$). *

Please RSVP to treasurer@blakeformilford.com
and pre-pay at blakeformilford.com

For further information,
email ben@blakeformilford.com

* The slang word "Clam" meaning money most likely comes from Native Americans on the coastline who strung clamshells as necklaces and used them for trade.

Duh.

 

New Pew Report Points to Gender Disparity in Jobs Recovery; In Sluggish Economic Recovery, Women Fare Worse than Men

A new report from the Pew Research Center highlights gender disparities in the rates men and women are gaining and losing jobs in the recession. Although men lost more jobs in the first two years of the financial implosion, the second wave of layoffs has hit women much harder.

“From the end of the recession in June 2009 through May 2011, men gained 768,000 jobs and lowered their unemployment rate by 1.1 percentage points to 9.5%,” the report says. “Women, by contrast, lost 218,000 jobs during the same period and their unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 8.5%.” The Pew Research Center report, authored by senior researcher Rakesh Kochhar, is based on an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.  

“This trend is important to track because it breaks with historical recovery patterns and may have a significant impact on women’s overall ability to gain financial security as the nation moves out of the recession,” said Teresa C. Younger, executive director of The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), a research and policy arm of the General Assembly. “This is the first time since 1970 that women have fared worse than men in the years immediately following an economic downturn. Female employment in state government seems to be the exception; women have added jobs in this sector. But it’s of concern to us that in fields not traditionally populated by women and where women have made strides, such as manufacturing and finance, they are losing jobs at a faster rate. The PCSW is paying attention to this national trend and will be watching to see its impact, if any, on Connecticut women.”

Link to the Pew Research Center Report: “In Two Years of Economic Recovery, Women Lost Jobs, Men Found Them”

Previously noted:  June, 2011 post