Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D.

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The Real Employment Opportunities of Women Participating in AFDC: What the Market Can Prove

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By Heidi Hartmann and Roberta Spalter-Roth|2020-11-29T03:34:40-05:00October 23, 1993|IWPR|Comments Off on The Real Employment Opportunities of Women Participating in AFDC: What the Market Can Prove

Self Employment Versus Wage and Salary Jobs: How Do Women Fare?

Self-employment is being suggested as an alternative to full-time, wage or salary jobs both for women wishing for more flexible schedules and for women facing under- or unemployment.

By Roberta Spalter-Roth, Heidi Hartmann and Lois Shaw|2020-12-17T03:34:33-05:00July 1, 1993|IWPR|Comments Off on Self Employment Versus Wage and Salary Jobs: How Do Women Fare?

New IWPR Study Examines the Benefits of Alternative Employment Patterns for Male and Female Workers

The quality of jobs created in the 1980s- and whether these were "good" jobs or "bad" jobs---has been the source of a highly charged debate.

By Roberta Spalter-Roth, Lois Shaw and Heidi Hartmann|2020-12-28T03:47:43-05:00June 1, 1993|IWPR|Comments Off on New IWPR Study Examines the Benefits of Alternative Employment Patterns for Male and Female Workers

Women in Telecommunications: Exception to the Rule of Low Pay for Women’s Work

Within the private service sector, the telecommunications industry-- the core of the post-industrial, high-technology, information industry--has been the exception to the rule of low pay for female-dominated work.

By Roberta Spalter-Roth and Heidi Hartmann|2020-11-29T18:50:12-05:00May 1, 1992|IWPR|Comments Off on Women in Telecommunications: Exception to the Rule of Low Pay for Women’s Work

Increasing Working Mother’s Earnings: The Importance of Race, Family, and Job Characteristics

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By Heidi Hartmann and Roberta Spalter-Roth|2020-11-15T02:09:40-05:00January 7, 1992|IWPR|Comments Off on Increasing Working Mother’s Earnings: The Importance of Race, Family, and Job Characteristics

Science and Politics and the “Dual Vision” of Feminist Policy Research: The Example of Family and Medical Leave

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By Roberta Spalter-Roth and Heidi Hartmann|2020-12-14T02:13:15-05:00September 1, 1991|IWPR|Comments Off on Science and Politics and the “Dual Vision” of Feminist Policy Research: The Example of Family and Medical Leave