Mothers’ Work: Single Mothers’ Employment, Earnings, and Poverty In the Age of Welfare Reform

Report | Sep. 2002

Mothers’ Work: Single Mothers’ Employment, Earnings, and Poverty In the Age of Welfare Reform

Mark Levitan, Robin Gluck

Summary: This study explores trends in employment, earnings, and poverty among single mothers in New York City and the U.S. in the context of an overhaul of the nation’s welfare system and a boom in employment opportunities.

Issues: Economic Mobility & Security

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