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Lack of job opportunity and pay
equity for all women in the formal economy is compounded by
class and race barriers. Although poverty affects women in every
possible type of family situation the most severely affected
group is the unattached. Forty percent of women who live alone
or with non relatives live in poverty.
For single parent mothers attempting to raise children the
situation is even worse: 81% of young mothers in the 16-24 age
group; 69% of those age 25-34 and 57% overall ages do not have
enough money to maintain a decent standard of living. A woman is
doubly disadvantaged if she has a disability or is a member of a
racial or ethnic minority group. Members of these groups are
often passed over for hiring or promotion.
Without adequate, subsidized child care facilities some women
cannot look for or accept employment. The demand for childcare
far exceeds the spaces available to fill this need. Even when
quality, subsidized care exists it is usually unavailable after
school hours or in the evenings thus limiting women's options
for afternoon or shift work. Because of the limitations of
childcare women must often seek jobs that allow them to be home
when their children are home.
The majority of employed women who are poor are part time
workers. Social assistance or welfare provides financial
assistance when there is no other income, but these payments
fall way below the poverty line. This is not much, but women who
leave social assistance to take a job are usually worse off
financially because they lose related benefits such as free
prescription drugs and must then also pay child care.
CLF Single parent certified nursing assistants training program
was specifically designed to provide a variety of work related
training assignments, complementing each of the
intergenerational multi-faceted programs.
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