Welfare status and child care as obstacles to full-time work for low-income mothers

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 55-79

  Press, Julie ^a   Johnson Dias, Janice ^a   Fagan, Jay ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Employment; Mental health; Philadelphia; TANF; Working poor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744527383     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J501v27n03_05     Document Type: Article

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