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Title: Work After Welfare: Women's Work Effort, Occupation, and Economic Well-Being
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Cancian, Maria Meyer, Daniel R. |
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Work After Welfare: Women's Work Effort, Occupation, and Economic Well-Being Social Work Research 24,2 (June 2000): 69-86. Also: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nasw/swr/2000/00000024/00000002/art00002 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Keyword(s): Employment; Welfare; Work History; Work Hours/Schedule Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The writers conducted a study to examine the theory that employment, even in low-paid jobs, will lead to economic self-sufficiency. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, they analyze the relationship between work history and economic success during the first five years after women go off welfare. They find that although, over time, median wages and hours worked increased and earnings generally improved, even by the fifth year, only a quarter of the women consistently worked full-time. They conclude that although current welfare programs focus on moving women into the workplace quickly, employment itself seems not to be a guarantee of economic success. Copyright: Database Producer Copyright (c) the H.W. Wilson Company. All rights reserved. |
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Cancian, Maria and Daniel R. Meyer. "Work After Welfare: Women's Work Effort, Occupation, and Economic Well-Being." Social Work Research 24,2 (June 2000): 69-86.
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