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But what are we going to do to change the social contract that puts education center? and i thought that was the most compelling part of the report, is saying we need to tweak our social contract. because we're no longer the "mad men" society, where the men work and the women stays home. we need components such as sick days, such as family leave, and these are things we need to incorporate into our new social contract going forward. you can't do it on your own. even with a family, you can't do it on your own. >> and the education piece, this matters so much. you and i both have daughters and w...

Women are right when they make this assessment. >> the distrust of low-income women is not paranoia, it is based in empirical relationships in which they are consistently let down by policy makers, by intimate, and yet win wonder, them, how do we start to legitimately rebuild trust, by, in fact, doing what the shriver report suggests, and putting women at the center of policy making, instead of at the margins. >> and i certainly want to thank maria for doing this and actually asking women about themselves. >> because, you know, as women go, so goes the nation. >> indeed. >> so go children and ...

Single mother, or, i shouldn't say single. i mean, as a busy mother, when you've got a husband, who is president, it can feel a little single. and he's there, and as a busy working mom, and before coming to the white house, nii was in that position as well. working, driving kids to practice, not having enough time to shop or cook, not having enough energy. and the very fact that the first lady, who is obviously in a loving partnership, understand that empathy, it's part of why mama robertson lives there, because you need time. >> she gets it. and what we hope happens with this report is that w...

Recognized and women's economic health is used as a measure, perhaps it should be the measure, to shape common sense practices and priorities for the 21st century. in other words, leave out the women, and you don't have a full and robust economy. lead with the women and you do." joining me now from washington is nbc news special anchor, maria shriver, who along with the center for progress, put together the report. >> thank you for that incredible introduction and landscape view of where we are, which is exactly what you said. >> thank you. but tell me, then, why this report now? this is obvio...

Lines of it, you emphasize that your own personal biography does not include a story of economic instability, but this issue matters deeply to you in terms of how important it is to your country. but i'm wondering, the report has all the statistics, but these personal stories from women living in poverty and then people like beyonce and eva longoria. how do the personal stories help to generate empathy that maybe the statistics alone can't help us to see? >> exactly that way. i think statistics are hard to -- these numbers are so big, it's hard to wrap your head around 42 million people. but w...