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Download full textMcLanahan, Sara; And Others – 1986
In 1980 the poverty rates for women were about one and a half times greater than those for men. Between 1950 and 1980 the degree of inequality between the sexes increased by about 30 percent. This paper describes those trends, focusing on the sex of the individual rather than sex of the household head. It also examines differences in the risk of…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family (Sociological Unit), Females
