Maybe I'll take a shot at the first one.
The overall low-income rate for women in 2006, the latest data we have, was 10.9%; and for men it was 10.1%. So in the aggregate there is still some difference between the two.
I'd just like to reiterate what Shawn was saying earlier about the improvements, especially for single moms. Through the 1990s and 2000s, we've seen really significant falls in the low-income rate for that population, mainly because they're working more and they're earning more money. So there is still a gap, but it's not as great as it used to be.
I don't really have much to say about the funding of NGOs.