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Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment, Washington, DC. – 1994
For many single mothers and displaced homemakers (homemakers who must suddenly enter the workforce), jobs often do not signify escape from poverty. 1990 U.S. Census data indicate that the number of single mothers and displaced homemakers rose dramatically during the 1980s. Workforce participation for this group also rose during that decade, but…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Displaced Homemakers, Economic Status, Employment Patterns
Olsen, Randall J. – 1991
In order to study the persistence of poverty across generations with a view to developing or monitoring cross-generational poverty-reduction policies, social indicators to track dependency and deprivation of children are needed. Available data on the dependency and deprivation of children primarily describe the following characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Children, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
