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Few Welfare Moms Fit the Stereotypes

In contrast to stereotypes of pathological dependency on public assistance, single mothers participating in the AFDC program actually “package” income from several different sources, including paid employment, means- and non-means tested welfare benefits, and income from other family members, to provide for themselves and their children. These patterns are described in a new Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) study, “Welfare that Works,” based on a nationally-representative sample of single welfare mothers generated from the US Bureau of the Census’ Survey of Income and Program Participation.

By Jill Braunstein|2020-12-14T03:28:55-05:00August 1, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on Few Welfare Moms Fit the Stereotypes

Pay Equity as a Remedy for Wage Discrimination: Success in State Governments

Testimony concerning the Fair Pay Act of 1994 before the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights, U.S. House of Representatives Based on findings from the project The Economic Effects of Pay Equity in the States.

By IWPR|2020-11-15T01:24:06-05:00July 21, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on Pay Equity as a Remedy for Wage Discrimination: Success in State Governments

Micro-enterprise and women: The Viability of Self-Employment as a Strategy for Alleviating Poverty

Supporters of micro-enterprise argue that self-employment is a strategy that can improve the economic well-being of low-income families and promote economic development in poverty stricken urban areas.

By Enrique Soto, Jill Braunstein and Lily Zandniapour|2020-11-22T22:52:38-05:00June 1, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on Micro-enterprise and women: The Viability of Self-Employment as a Strategy for Alleviating Poverty

Income Insecurity: The Failure of Unemployment Insurance to Reach Out to Working AFDC Mothers

DOWNLOAD REPORT Unemployment Insurance (UI) was [...]

By Roberta Spalter-Roth, Heidi Hartmann and Beverly Burr|2020-11-11T21:32:25-05:00March 20, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on Income Insecurity: The Failure of Unemployment Insurance to Reach Out to Working AFDC Mothers

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.

By IWPR|2020-11-25T00:27:50-05:00March 20, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on Looking Toward the Workplace of the 21st Century: Closing the Policy Gap for Working Women

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.

By Heidi Hartmann and Roberta Spalter-Roth|2020-11-13T21:05:06-05:00March 10, 1994|IWPR|Comments Off on A Feminist Approach to Policy Making for Women and Families