Oprah Winfrey & Maria Shriver (Photo by Paul Redmond/WireImage)

Oprah Winfrey & Maria Shriver (Photo by Paul Redmond/WireImage)

 

As Americans continue to dig themselves out of the hardships of the economic crisis, we are seeing more women face an uphill battle trying to maintain their households. In a groundbreaking documentary, Maria Shriver and HBO brings us a real-life account of one woman’s life and endurance. On Monday night (March 10), in Hollywood, CA, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Longoria, Maria Shriver, and a host of others attended the premiere of the film. The event was held at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Study.

 

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Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

 

“PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE LIFE & TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT” offers a deeply personal, unvarnished and moving story of Katrina Gilbert, a single mom of three, struggling to get ahead but constantly getting knocked back by a system that almost seems designed to see her fail.

 

 

According to ShriverReport.org, there are 42 million women who faces the same financial struggles as Katrina Gilbert; there are also 28 million children who depend on that mother for constant care. Women find themselves “doing it all” by themselves, but barely make ends meet to financially support their family. Gilbert is not alone and Maria Shriver wants to hear your story.

 

If you are interested in sharing your story about the realities of living paycheck to paycheck, send us an email at info@shriverreport.org with Paycheck-to-Paycheck in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, city and state where you live, story in 500 words or less, and attach a photo. We look forward to you reporting from the front lines of your own life and will share some of the submissions we receive over the next few weeks.

 

Join the powerful #WhatWomenNeed movement: Tweet @ShriverReport with your support using our hashtag #PaycheckToPaycheck and tell us what you need to thrive. Like us on Facebook and your support will help us grow and continue to shed light on the challenges faced by over 70 million American families. We need you. We’re stronger together.

 

The documentary will premiere on March 17 at 9PM EST on HBO. The film will air for one full week on the cable channel and on Youtube.com/HBODocs. Additional air dates are as follows:

 

HBO airdates:

—March 17, 5 a.m

—March 20, 4:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m

—March 23, 10:30 a.m

—March 26, 11 a.m

—March 29, 4:45 p.m

 

HBO2 airdates:

—March 19, 8 p.m.

—March 22, 11:05 a.m.

—March 25, 7:50 a.m.

—March 31, 2 p.m.

 

 

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