Employment and Economic Issues of Low-income Women: Report of a Project |
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50 women participated afternoon session Alabama answered questions attended the central Batavia Bedford Brown Counties Bureau national office Bureau regional administrator central consultation CETA and WIN child care facilities coalitions Colorado concern consultation was held County Department of Labor Director Economic Issues Education Employment and Economic Employment and Training Federal followup Fresno funded heads of households identified included income women Issues of Low-Income Johnson City Kentucky lack Las Vegas low-income women Low-Income Women's Workshop meetings were held Mexican Americans Montgomery morning session National Seminar Nebraska Newark nontraditional jobs number of women Omaha Opelousas opportunity percent persons attended Phone poverty level programs and services recommendations Region III Region IV Region VII Rhode Island rural areas satellite meetings service agencies Tennessee tion Training Administration training programs transportation U.S. Department Vegas Washington West Virginia White House meeting WIN programs women felt women who participated Women's Bureau regional women's resource centers Yakima Yakima County
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Page 1 - BO to 52 weeks ; and fall time, 35 hours or more a week. •The poverty level Is based on the Social Security Administration's poverty thresholds, adjusted annually In accordance with changes In the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index. Currently classified as poor are those nonfarm households where total money Income Is less than $1,748 for an unrelated Individual, $2,262 for a couple, and $3.553 for a family of four.
Page 2 - The three major objectives of the project were: (l) to obtain primary source information and confirmation of the problems and barriers that low-income women encounter in seeking satisfactory employment, (2) to seek more effective coordination of programs and delivery of services affecting low-income women at the local level, and (3) to bring identified issues to national attention. THE PROJECT DESIGN The basic design of the project was to hold a series of consultations in each of the Department of...
Page 30 - Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Region V— Chicago: William E.
Page 16 - They also wanted training programs which provided experience and references as well as skills. REGION X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) Regional Administrator - Lazelle Johnson Consultant - Lilly Aguilar The Region X project site was Yakima County, Washington.
Page 9 - REGION III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland. Pennsylvania, Virginia. West Virginia) — Regional Administrator, Rm.
Page 16 - Selma, the principal problems identified by the women were: the language barrier in education, vocational training and employment; training that is inadequate, not job related and, for...
Page 30 - Phone: (215) 596-1183 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) Region IV; Atlanta 1371 Peachtree Street, NE, Rm. 536 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Phone: (404...
Page 6 - ... not been prepared either psychologically or practically to provide adequately for themselves. The women who were working held jobs in low paying dead end occupations in which few men are found. Transportation was a major concern to women in rural areas, while women who lived in isolated milltowns were primarily concerned about sex discrimination and equal pay in the factories.
Page 27 - ... help women. This involvement is important because most of the needs of women must be met at the local level, and therefore local action is essential to any effort to improve services and programs. Wherever low-income women have met each other and other community members, aired problems, exchanged views, learned about programs and services, and joined together to work for change in their own communities, the objectives of this project have been fulfilled.
Page 13 - Approximately l50 women were involved in the satellite meetings. The principal issues raised by the women were: race and sex discrimination, favoritism in local government hiring, lack of child care facilities, training and education opportunities, public transportation, and information about services, programs, and jobs. Issues related to public housing and inadequate welfare allowances were also a source of concern. The central consultation was held on May 20, l978.