Jennifer Lee Johnson

Bleakonomics

Check out my article in the April/May issue of Bust Magazine, "Bleakonomics."  It offers lots of great tips for surviving the current financial crisis -- everything from how to find extra money in your budget to what to do if you get laid off.

It's no secret the economy isn't exactly booming right now.  Banks are in a world of hurt, folks are losing their jobs left and right, and the stock market is going crazy.  There's no doubt about it: we're in a recession.  But how does this craptacular economy affect someone who's less likely to invest a spare $50 than drop it on a night of drinking and Sunday brunch -- or who doesn't have a spare anything to begin with?  What is a recession anyway, and more important, what does it mean to you?

Reflections on International Women's Days Past

I contributed this piece over at the Population Action International blog about the history of International Women's Day (March 8th).

"One seething trembling sea of women." These were the words Russian revolutionary and feminist Aleksandra Kollontai used to describe the one of the first International Women's Day celebrations in 1911. The first events were organized by German socialist Klara Zetkin to call attention to the plight of the female worker. As the year wore on, a whole series of marches and strikes were organized as news of these demonstrations spread across Europe like wildfire.

Read the whole blog entry: Reflections on International Women's Days Past