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Women, Poverty, and Economic Insecurity in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA

Since the beginning of the recession in 2007, with its high unemployment and rising poverty rates, more families than ever are struggling to make ends meet.

By Claudia Williams and M. Phil.|2021-01-23T03:33:12-05:00April 27, 2011|IWPR|Comments Off on Women, Poverty, and Economic Insecurity in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA

Latinas and Social Security

Social Security is a crucial source of income for many Americans. This is particularly true for women and people of color, who tend to have fewer alternative sources of income, experience higher poverty rates, and earn less on average throughout their working years (Hartmann, Hayes, and Drago 2011).

By Jeff Hayes, Youngmin Yi and Heather Berg|2020-11-25T01:19:59-05:00April 25, 2011|IWPR|Comments Off on Latinas and Social Security