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The Ugly Truth: Poverty in America

Irasema Garza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Welfare, Women, Welfare System, Single Mothers, Poverty, Women's Issues, Welfare Reform, TANF Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Women and Politics, Tanf, Working Moms, Politics News
Irasema Garza

As bleak as the poverty figures appear, the Census Bureau's numbers likely underestimate the depth and scale of the problem. Given the scale of the problem facing us, we must address the structural issues that frustrate our efforts to help poor Americans.

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Obama's Inbox on Women and Work: Welfare, Job Equity, and Education

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Welfare, Education, Unemployment, Economy, Working Families, Barack Obama, Recession, Gender, Job Losses, Labor Reform, TANF Program, Labor Department, Peter Edelman, Paid Family Leave, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Unemployment Benefits, Bill Clinton Welfare Reform, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

Although the recession is hitting men's employment more directly, overall women's employment rates in the 2000s have fallen more, and progress toward gender equality has stalled.

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