PS 106 Lecture 12: PS106- Class #12 Notes
9 Nov 2017
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Welfare payments- mothers receiving welfare benefits can"t adjust their benefit allocation if they have an additional child. For every . 00 a white man makes, a white woman makes 77 cents, a black woman makes 64 cents, and a hispanic woman makes 56 cents. Women = 47% of workforce in u. s. and of low-wage workforce. 1 in 3 american women, 42 million women, plus 28 million children, either live in poverty or are on the brink of it. ( brink of poverty = ,000 a year for a family of four) Min. wage workers are women and often get zero paid sick days. Of american women are either the primary or co-breadwinners of their families. American women"s earnings decrease by 4% for every child she bears. American men"s earnings increase by 6% for every child. Researchers found that fathers are more likely to be hired and to be regarded as more competent employees than mothers.
