Low-Wage Jobs and Workers: Trends and Options for Change
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The Importance of Health Benefits in the Telecommunications Industry
This Briefing Paper is one of a series of occasional papers by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) on the status of women workers in the communications and other service industries.
Mothers, Children, and Low-Wage Work: The Ability to Earn a Family Wage
The most frequently mentioned cause of the feminization of poverty is the change in family structure-thee increase in divorce, nonmarital births, and independent households established by women (McLanahan et al. 1989; Pearce 1989).
Unnecessary Losses: Costs to Americans in the States of the Lack of Family and Medical Leave
Despite widespread agreement that employment policies should be responsive to the needs of working families, Congress is currently engaged in debate about a national leave policy that would require minimum protections against job loss because of family and medical needs.
Feminization of Poverty: A Second Look
From the poor widow of Biblical times to the divorced mother of today, women have always experienced a disproportionate share of poverty.
Recent Wage Developments in Telecommunications: An Example from the Northeast
This briefing paper is one of a series of occasional papers by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) on the status of women workers in the communications and other service industries.
Comparing the Living Standards of Husbands and Wives: In and Out of Marriage
This paper argues that analyzing the livings standards of husbands and wives within families is a critical challenge for researchers concerned with the valid measurement of family well-being.
High Skill and Low Pay: The Economics of Child Care Work
In the midst of a debate over the cost and quality of child care and the appropriate public role in its provision, this paper documents the current situation of child care workers.
