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Peer reviewedArendell, Terry J. – Signs, 1987
Households headed by women are more likely to be poor than those headed by men. The number of impoverished female-headed families is increasing due in part to the rising divorce rate. Other factors are the following: (1) lack of child care; (2) wage discrimination; (3) unfair divorce settlements; and (4) inadequate public assistance. (VM)
Descriptors: Divorce, Economic Status, Equal Protection, Family Income
