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Peer reviewedJohnson, Beverly L.; Waldman, Elizabeth – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Most women who maintain families have a strong commitment to the labor force but have lower average educational attainment and earnings, bringing them closer to poverty with each additional child. (JOW)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Potential
Download full textJohnson, Beverly L. – 1981
The rising number of multi-earner families has been one of the most important socioeconomic developments of the 1970s; since 1970, the number of such families has increased by more than 3 million. Almost exclusively responsible for the rising number of multi-earner families have been the steep annual increases in the number and proportion of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Employed Parents, Employed Women
Johnson, Beverly L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
The proportion of women in the labor force continued to grow during 1970-1978; more women headed families and worked despite the presence of children, according to the summary preceding the twenty-three tables which constitute the bulk of this report. Other findings summarized from the statistics are as follows. By 1978, a record 47.7 percent of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Employed Parents, Employed Women
