abstract: 'There are large research, policy, and economic gaps between the ways US

  researchers and policy makers address the work/family bind amongst

  middle-class professionals and poor lone mothers. This is clearly seen

  in US welfare reform, an important piece of work/family legislation in

  the 1990s. The new rules make the work/family binds worse for low-income

  mothers and do not alleviate poverty. With its clear expectation that

  poor mothers be employed the legislation opens up new avenues to revamp

  low-wage work for breadwinners and to socialize the costs of caring for

  family. Closing the literature gap my help to close the policy gap,

  which, in turn, would promote more income equality.'
affiliation: 'Albelda, R (Corresponding Author), Univ Massachusetts, Dept Econ, 100
  Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 USA.

  Univ Massachusetts, Dept Econ, Boston, MA 02125 USA.'
author: Albelda, R
author_list:
- family: Albelda
  given: R
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/13545700110048092
files: []
issn: 1354-5701
journal: FEMINIST ECONOMICS
keywords: families; family policies; inequality; welfare; work and family
language: English
month: MAR
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '23'
pages: 119-135
papis_id: 4ff62bb4893fc533b4dc66b1102e77bf
ref: Albelda2001welfaretoworkfarewel
times-cited: '16'
title: Welfare-to-work, farewell to families? US welfare reform and work/family debates
type: article
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volume: '7'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Women's Studies
year: '2001'