Income Insecurity: The Failure of Unemployment Insurance to Reach Out to Working AFDC Mothers
DOWNLOAD REPORT Unemployment Insurance (UI) was [...]
Looking Toward the Workplace of the 21st Century: Closing the Policy Gap for Working Women
A lecture given at George Washington University as part of the Annual Nancy Yulee Lecture Series. Overview of women’s labor force participation, women’s educational attainment, the wage gap, and family roles, as well as public policy changes that could help to alleviate gender inequities.
A Feminist Approach to Policy Making for Women and Families
As women have dramatically increased their labor force participation over the past several decades, the organization of family life in the United States has also been transformed.
What Do Unions Do for Women?
At a time when union membership has been declining overall, a new report by IWPR, “What Do Unions Do For Women?” shows that the number of women who are unions members has continued to increase.
AFDC Recipients as Caregivers and Workers: A Feminist Approach to Income Security Policy for Women
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was established in 1935 as a means-tested public assistance program to provide cash payments to impoverished families with minor children headed by a caretaker relative, usually a widowed mother deprived of support from a wage-earning father (Peterson and Petersen, 1993)
The Impact of the Glass Ceiling and Structural Change on Minorities and Women
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the need for corporate restructuring to compete in the new global marketplace was a much discussed topic.
Dependence on Men, the Market, or the State: The Rhetoric and Reality of Welfare Reform
Much of the rhetoric surrounding the passage of "welfare reform" legislation during the 1980s, as well as the campaign promises of the current administration "to end welfare as we know it," negatively characterize income obtains from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
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.
