Under Attack, Fighting Back: Women and Welfare in the United States

Under Attack, Fighting Back: Women and Welfare in the United States
ISBN-10
1583670084
ISBN-13
9781583670088
Category
Political Science
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
NYU Press
Author
Mimi Abramovitz

Description

Abramovitz argues that welfare reform has penalized single motherhood; exposed poor women to the risks of hunger, hopelessness, and male violence: swept them into low paid jobs, and left many former recipients unable to make ends meet.".

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