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Peer reviewedModigliani, Kathy – Young Children, 1988
Maintains that the reasons behind child care workers' low pay are inequitable wages for women, devaluation of children, and minimization of the skill involved in working with children. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedTerry, Sylvia Lazos – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
The number of employed Americans increased but so did the number of those without jobs, as recovery from the 1980 recession proved to be brief; the family income of high-wage workers exceeded the poverty level, even when unemployed. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
In 1991, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) developed an empirical estimate of the magnitude of the problems mother-only families face in escaping poverty. The GAO also tried to identify federal policies that could help such families. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the Labor Market Experience of Youth were used to assess the…
Descriptors: Day Care, Employed Parents, Employment Potential, Family Income
