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Displaced Homemakers
A woman who, after managing a household for years, is forced by financial necessity to find a wage-paying job. This blog is intended for the women who feel that their lives have been hit by a tornado, their tomorrows may experience a hurricane and their nights are sleepless. This blog is for the women who need to rebuild their lives, no matter the age and no matter the circumstance and for the women who needs to find resources, gather support to feel that they are not alone.
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Smallest slice of the Economic Pie
statistics show that women represent the smallest slices of the economic pie in salaries and the largest slices in poverty.
In 1997 there were 17 million displaced homemakers in America. In 2010, the numbers are not to be found.
In 1997 there were 17 million displaced homemakers in America. In 2010, the numbers are not to be found.
Poverty and Women
According to the US Census 2008:
44 million female single head of household living in poverty.
4 million 983 thousand between the ages of 35 to 44
4 million 896 thousand between the ages of 45 to 54
1 million 454 thousand between the ages of 55 to 59
917 thousand between the ages of 60 to 64
2 million 938 thousand between the ages of 65 and over
all living in poverty.
44 million female single head of household living in poverty.
4 million 983 thousand between the ages of 35 to 44
4 million 896 thousand between the ages of 45 to 54
1 million 454 thousand between the ages of 55 to 59
917 thousand between the ages of 60 to 64
2 million 938 thousand between the ages of 65 and over
all living in poverty.
Poverty levels
The 2008-2009 poverty level for
1 person was $10,830
2 people was $14,570
3 people was $18,310
4 people was $22,050
5 people was $25,790
6 people was $29,530
7 people was $33,270
8 people was $37,010
There were 39.8 million people living in poverty in the United States in 2008. (13.2%)
1 person was $10,830
2 people was $14,570
3 people was $18,310
4 people was $22,050
5 people was $25,790
6 people was $29,530
7 people was $33,270
8 people was $37,010
There were 39.8 million people living in poverty in the United States in 2008. (13.2%)
1989 4.6 million not in the labor force
In 1970, 35 million worked from the home more than half of the population.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 43 percent of adult women, or 41.6 million, were not in the labor force in 1989, including about 22 million married women, most of them dependent on the husband's income. The report said these women were especially vulnerable to becoming displaced homemakers, being ''just a man away from poverty.''
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 43 percent of adult women, or 41.6 million, were not in the labor force in 1989, including about 22 million married women, most of them dependent on the husband's income. The report said these women were especially vulnerable to becoming displaced homemakers, being ''just a man away from poverty.''
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