Center for American Progress

Women have finally caught up to men in the work force -- if only in number. Today, nearly half of all workers on U.S. payrolls are women, marking a 15 percent jump in four decades, and 40 percent of them are the primary wage earners in their households.

The highly respected former Republican Secretary of State James Baker and former Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the 2006 Iraq Study Group, recently praised President Barack Obama's realistic and pragmatic approach to international relations. In an interview with Jim Lehrer on public television, they said Obama listens, understands what you say and then asks: "How do I get it done?"