abstract: 'We identify the political conditions that shape the economic position of

  married/cohabiting women and of the economically most vulnerable group

  of women-025EFsingle mothers. Specifically, we examine the determinants

  of reductions in single mothers'' poverty rate due to taxes and

  transfers, and women''s wages relative to spouses''/ partners'' wages. The

  Luxembourg Income Study archive yields an unbalanced panel with 71

  observations on 15 countries. The principal determinants of poverty

  reduction due to taxes and transfers are left government, constitutional

  veto points, and welfare generosity. The relative wage of women in

  couples is a function mainly of female labor force participation, part

  time work among women, and women''s mobilization. In explaining the

  causal pathways to these outcomes, we highlight the interrelationships

  of welfare state, care, and labor market policies.'
affiliation: 'Huber, E (Corresponding Author), Univ N Carolina, Dept Polit Sci, Chapel
  Hill, NC 27599 USA.

  Huber, Evelyne; Stephens, John D., Univ N Carolina, Dept Polit Sci, Chapel Hill,
  NC 27599 USA.'
author: Huber, Evelyne and Stephens, John D. and Bradley, David and Moller, Stephanie
  and Nielsen, Francois
author-email: 'ehuber@unc.edu

  jdsteph@unc.edu'
author_list:
- family: Huber
  given: Evelyne
- family: Stephens
  given: John D.
- family: Bradley
  given: David
- family: Moller
  given: Stephanie
- family: Nielsen
  given: Francois
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/sp/jxp005
eissn: 1468-2893
files: []
issn: 1072-4745
journal: SOCIAL POLITICS
keywords-plus: 'WELFARE STATES; LABOR-MARKET; GENDER; INEQUALITY; POLICIES;

  INSTITUTIONS; DEPENDENCY; EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; REDISTRIBUTION'
language: English
month: SPR
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '80'
orcid-numbers: Moller, Stephanie/0000-0002-8239-719X
pages: 1-39
papis_id: 2752f1d2f2b0067334f5b8561cf22a6d
ref: Huber2009politicswomens
times-cited: '32'
title: The Politics of Women's Economic Independence
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000263965000001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '22'
volume: '16'
web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Women's Studies
year: '2009'