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Anything at this point. >> well, we are not going to give up until this happens. it's important to tell the story and to inspire a future generation of leaders. >> great. thanks so much. congresswoman carolyn maloney. and coming up next, maria shriver. she's going to join me here in nerdland to talk about her incredible new report. and a special announcement about a new project being launched right here at msnbc. stay tuned with with us, because there is more nederlar nerdland top of the hour hop. that loo. today. [ female announcer ] new age defy color from clairol.

When he said these words in his second inaugural address. >> we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows she has the same chance to succeed as everyone else, because she is an american, she is free, and she is equal not just in the eyes of god, but also in our own. >> notice the feminine pronoun there, when she has these opportunities. the need to not only close the wage gap, to put women at the forefront of the economic agenda is highlighted by the shriver report, a woman's nation pushes back from the brink. the groundbreaking investigation from nbc news s...

That government should help society adapt to the reality. one more time. help society adapt to the reality of single-parent families, and use its resources to help children and mothers succeed, regardless of family status. revolution! at the table, ohio state senator, nina turner, victoria defrancesco soto, professor at the university of texas. judith levine, associate professor of sociology at temple university, and author of "ain't no trust: how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters." and one of the editors of the shriver report, senior vice president...

Support, for example, single mothers, the american families, the way they are today. i don't think shaming anybody gets us anywhere. it's really courageous for people to tell their story and i think people, when day do, will find that somebody will say, that's me too. >> one last question for you. as much as the report shows a lot of inequality, it also has an empowerment feeling behind it. talk about the ten steps that the report suggests about how we start to move, both as individuals and as a nation towards more equality. >> well, the report that you can download as a set, it's big and it's...

So we're going to go tonight findings of a shriver report. a woman's nation pushes back from the brink. this comprehensive investigation from nbc news anchor maria shriver in partnership with the center for american progress brings to the forefront the lives of millions of america's most vulnerable women, including the unmarried women who account for 40% of all births. that's more than 50% of women under the age of 30. among the reports' findings about single mothers, nearly three quarters of unmarried births are to women who are living in poverty or on the brink of poverty. and even though 58...