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Direct linkHerd, Pamela – Social Forces, 2005
A key challenge facing western welfare states is that they offset income risks faced by those in breadwinner families. Social Security is an excellent example. It best protects individuals with lengthy work histories or individuals who get married, stay married, and are never employed. Most women fit neither model. Thus, I analyze…
Descriptors: Heads of Households, Risk, Marital Status, Females
