Join us for IWPR’s 2026 Power+ Summit, The Power Grid: Driving Gender Equity Forward, taking place September 28–29 in Detroit, MI.
Together, we will spark bold ideas, share breakthroughs, and shape the future of gender equity.
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, based on IWPR’s research on the economic survival strategies of single mothers who receive AFDC. Looks at the family situation of AFDC recipients and the factors that increase the likelihood of paid employment and escaping poverty.