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Poverty is a women’s issue. Over 14 million women – one in eight – live in poverty. Several factors contribute to the high rate of poverty among women, including unequal opportunities in education and employment, the time many women devote to unpaid family caregiving, domestic violence, insufficient child support, and the recent erosion of many other supports for poor women and their families.
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The Latest The latest letters, publications and information from the National Women's Law Center's poverty and income support team. |
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Economic Recovery: Meeting the Needs of Women and Families The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help women and families through these tough times, and preserve and create jobs for women and men.
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A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families With the 2008 election behind us, it's time to look to the future and work together to tackle the issues that are so critical to women and their families.
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POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND FAMILIES:
NWLC's Analysis of National Poverty Data from the Census
Women's Private Health Coverage, Incomes Decline While Poverty Increases, Census Data Show (September 10, 2009)
Poverty Among Women and Children Disproportionately High in All States in 2008 (September 30, 2009)
Poverty Among Women and Families, 2000-2008: Recession Deepens Poverty (September 29, 2009)
Poverty Among Women and Families, 2000-2007: Getting Worse Even Before the Downturn (September 11, 2008)
Women Hard Hit by the Worsening Economy Need Targeted Assistance (July 2008)
Losing Ground: An Overview of Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Trends Among Women, 2000-2005
Census Numbers Show Increased Hardship for Women, Despite Economic Recovery (August 30, 2005)
NWLC Analysis of New Census Data Finds Poverty of Women and Children Increases for Third Straight Year (August 26, 2004)
Child Support and TANF Reauthorization (July 23, 2009)
Co-Sponsors of the Child Support Protection Act (December 31, 2008)
Restoring Funding for Child Support Enforcement is Vital to Families (June 30, 2008)
Statement by Joan Entmacher on the Impact of the New Employee Verification Act (HR 5515) on Child Support Enforcement (May 8, 2008)
Dollars and Sense: Improving the Determination of Child Support Obligations for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children (July, 2002)
The Senate Should Give States Adequate Flexibility to Give More Child Support to Families (June, 2003)
Family Ties: Improving Paternity Establishment Practices and Procedures for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children (November, 2000)
Allowing For-Profit Child Support Collection Companies Access to Government Databases and Enforcement Tools Poses Risks for Parents, Children, Child Support Enforcement and American's Privacy (June, 2000)
WELFARE & OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS:
Child Support and TANF Reauthorization (July 23, 2009)
$5 Billion in Additional Funding for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Now Available to States to Meet Urgent Needs (April 13, 2009)
