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Women and Poverty Today

Women and Poverty Today. Democratic Socialists of America, DC November 15, 2012 – Updated 11/19/12. Heidi Hartmann President, IWPR Research Professor, GWU Editor, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. www.iwpr.org.

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Women and Poverty Today

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  1. Women and Poverty Today Democratic Socialists of America, DCNovember 15, 2012 – Updated 11/19/12 Heidi Hartmann President, IWPR Research Professor, GWU Editor, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy www.iwpr.org

  2. Men’s and Women’s Poverty Rates Track the Overall Unemployment Rate, 1966-2011 Source: US Census Bureau, Historical Poverty Tables (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html, Table 7); Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat01.htm); US Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions (http://www.nber.org/cycles/cyclesmain.html)

  3. New Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) shows higher poverty but trial SMP shows growth in poverty held down in the Great Recession by in-kind transfers such as Food Stamps. * Medical Out of Pocket Expenses subtracted from income; Geographic adjustment of thresholds; Thresholds recomputed using data from Consumer Expenditure Survey.

  4. Women’s Poverty is Especially High at Young and Old Age

  5. Married Couples and People without Children Tend To Have Lower Rates of Poverty

  6. Which Public Programs Help Poor and Low-Income Women Most are Means-Tested • Earned Income Tax Credit (cash) • Food Stamps (non cash) • Medicaid (non cash) • Welfare (cash) • Pell Grants/Student Loans (cash) • Subsidized Child Care (non cash) • Subsidized Housing • Medicare and Social Security (universal, available to all)

  7. What We Need • Stronger safety net (more welfare) • More subsidized childcare and housing • Paid family leave • Paid sick days/Temporary Disability Insurance • Equal Pay/EEO/Collective Bargaining/Higher Minimum Wage • More help with Career Training/Higher Education • Cash: basic income grant; negative income tax

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