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Diana Pearce Authors Self-Sufficiency Standard Report for Washington

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2009 report aims at underlining the growing gap between wages and the costs of basic needs by calculating those needs on a per county basis and a more detailed level.

The report was written by Diana Pearce, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Center for Women's Welfare at the University of Washington's School of Social Work.

Here is a partial listing of media coverage of the report:

• http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/08/27/local_news/doc4a96c8bd8bc6d159527230.txt
• http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/12844843/the-cost-of-being-self-sufficient-continues-to-rise-throughout-w.html
• http://kgmi.com/Report--Cost-of-Living-Getting-Higher-In-Washingto/5093423
• http://www.djc.com/news/bu/12009494.html
• http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1154/story/694071.html
• http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_basic_needs_costs.html
• http://www.komonews.com/news/55099387.html
• http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/951268.html
• http://blog.seattlepi.com/vincestricherz/archives/177529.asp?from=blog_last3
• http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/857570.html
• http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/177527.asp?from=blog_last3
• http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9AATE9G0.html
• http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009752628_apwabasicneedscosts1stldwritethru.html
• http://www.bellinghamherald.com/latestheadlines/story/1043485.html
• http://www.kirotv.com/news/20570141/detail.html
• http://www.komonews.com/news/local/55099387.html
• http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9AAOLTO0.html
• http://www.bellinghamherald.com/northwest/story/1043485.html
• http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=51717