All Worked Up

Just ended our workshop presentation about "Enacting Solidarity with Student Workers & Students In Debt" - thanks to everyone who made it and helped make it a success!

(From the article) Right now about 44 million borrowers in the United States hold about $1.3 trillion in outstanding student loans. The scale of outstanding student loans and an increasing share of borrow­ers who fail to repay have made many Americans aware that student debt is a challenge for society and for individual borrowers. Yet despite the fact that women represented 56 percent of those enrolled in American colleges and universities in fall 2016, many people do not think of student debt as a women’s issue. This report reveals that women also take on larger student loans than do men. And because of the gender pay gap, they have less disposable income with which to repay their loans after graduation, requiring more time to pay back their student debt than do men. As a result, women hold nearly two-thirds of the outstanding student debt in the United States — more than $800 billion. (H/t Malea)

Women’s Student Debt Crisis in the United States Student loan debt is now a $1.3-trillion problem burdening 44 million borrowers. Experts are talking about the effects of student debt on the economy, but they aren’t talking about its disproportionate effects on women. Read more »

"while part-time and minimum wage jobs actually paid more decades ago than they do now, the cost of college tuition has risen significantly more than the rate of inflation."

This Viral Meme Exposes What People Still Don't Get About Student Loan Debt You could use this when you talk to your parents about student loans.

In the UCSB Current today - the Raab Writing Fellows Program and a spotlight on the All Worked Up Project!

Voices Carry UCSB Raab Writing Fellows Program inspires students to take an in-depth look at a wide range of issues