abstract: 'Women represent a growing segment of the homeless population; however,

  little work has examined employment among an important segment of this

  population: women unaccompanied by children. This study addressed the

  following research questions: Which common employment barriers (that is,

  physical health, mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence)

  influence employment of unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness?

  How do these barriers influence the employment experiences of the women?

  The authors analyzed a cross-sectional sample of unaccompanied women in

  one community''s homeless management information system (n = 1,331). Then

  they completed semistructured interviews (n = 20) with a subsample of

  these women. Logistic regression analyses indicated that no employment

  barrier significantly related to current employment status. Interview

  data indicated that women perceived physical and mental health issues as

  barriers to full-time employment. Women reported a struggle to maintain

  housing even when they had employment. Integrated quantitative and

  qualitative analyses identified how agency data regarding barriers and

  employment may miss central barriers (for example, stigma, physical

  presentation) and employment engagement. Study findings provide support

  for programs that address housing and current barriers before other

  employment barriers, the importance of improving federal measures, and

  recommendations to strengthen agency-level data collection to inform

  program development and community-based research.'
affiliation: 'Groton, D (Corresponding Author), Florida Atlantic Univ, Phyllis \&
  Harvey Sandler Sch Social Work, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.

  Groton, Danielle, Florida Atlantic Univ, Phyllis \& Harvey Sandler Sch Social Work,
  777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.

  Radey, Melissa, Florida State Univ, Coll Social Work, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA.'
author: Groton, Danielle and Radey, Melissa
author-email: dgroton@fau.edu
author_list:
- family: Groton
  given: Danielle
- family: Radey
  given: Melissa
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/swr/svab003
earlyaccessdate: JUN 2021
eissn: 1545-6838
files: []
issn: 1070-5309
journal: SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
keywords: barriers; employment; homelessness; unaccompanied women; women
keywords-plus: 'INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; LOW-INCOME; SUBSTANCE USE; JOB SEEKING;

  GENDER; INTERVENTION; INDIVIDUALS; VOLUNTEERS; SERVICES; SUPPORT'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '56'
pages: 88-100
papis_id: a48ea4ec769e8ed3b756dfae644d67b5
ref: Groton2021ivebeen
times-cited: '0'
title: '``I''ve Been Through It″: Assessing Employment Barriers among Unaccompanied
  Women Experiencing Homelessness'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000685223000003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '45'
web-of-science-categories: Social Work
year: '2021'