Squaring up : policy strategies to raise women's incomes in the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: King, Mary C., 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2001]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Why we need policies to raise women's incomes / Mary C. King
  • Moving beyond "get a job": what real welfare reform would look like / Randy Albelda, Chris Tilly
  • What would we gain by subsidizing child care? / Barbara R. Bergmann
  • Public support for parents / Nancy Folbre
  • Are older women economically secure? : reforming Social Security / Lois B. Shaw, Catherine Hill
  • Raising the minimum wage and living wage campaigns / Deborah M. Figart
  • Pay equity: did it work? / Margaret Hallock
  • Just ask: women's strengths in collective bargaining / Peter Donohue
  • Promoting women's economic progress through affirmative action / M.V. Lee Badgett, Jeannette Lim
  • Great work if you can get it: women in the skilled trades / Barbara Byrd
  • Is teaching more girls more math the key to higher wages? / Catherine J. Weinberger
  • A policy agenda to raise women's incomes in the United States / Mary C. King.