Poor Women in Rich Countries : The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women and immigrants--in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and a team of outstanding international contributors conclude that both living-wage employment and government provision of adequate benefits and services are necessary if lone women are to achieve a socially acceptable living standard. Taken together, the chapters extend a feminist critique of welfare state theories and chart nations' disparate progress against poverty -- probing, for instance, how Sweden emerged a leader in the prevention of women's poverty while the United States continues to lag. By identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint for abolishing women's poverty. This Wide-ranging Collection Focuses On The Economic Condition Of Single Mothers And Single Elderly Women In Eight Wealthy But Diverse Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan Sweden, The United Kingdom, And The United States. Revisiting The Feminization Of Poverty In Cross-national Perspective / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Sweden : The Feminization Of Poverty? / Diane Sainsbury And Ann Morissens -- Feminization Of Poverty In France : A Latent Issue / Claude Martin -- Germany : Poverty As A Risk For Women Deviating From The Male Breadwinner Norm / Ute Klammer -- The United Kingdom : The Feminization Of Poverty? / Jane Millar -- Women's Poverty In Canada : Cross-currents In An Ebbing Tide / Patricia Evans -- The Italian Case / Enrica Morlicchio And Elena Spinelli -- Feminization Of Poverty In Japan : A Special Case? / Kimiko Kimoto And Kumiko Hagiwara -- Feminization Of Poverty In The United States : Any Surprises? / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, Synthesis, And Conclusions, Part 1 : The Poverty Of Lone Women, Their Diversity, And Income Sources / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, Synthesis, And Conclusions, Part 2 : Government Policies For Lone Women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg. Edited By Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 1. Revisiting the Feminization of Poverty in Cross-National Perspective......Page 16 2. Sweden: The Feminization of Poverty?......Page 41 3. Feminization of Poverty in France: A Latent Issue......Page 74 4. Germany: Poverty as a Risk for Women Deviating from the Male Breadwinner Norm......Page 107 5. The United Kingdom: The Feminization of Poverty?......Page 134 6. Women’s Poverty in Canada: Cross-Currents in an Ebbing Tide......Page 164 7. The Italian Case......Page 187 8. Feminization of Poverty in Japan: A Special Case?......Page 215 9. Feminization of Poverty in the United States: Any Surprises?......Page 243 10. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 1: The Poverty of Lone Women, Their Diversity, and Income Sources......Page 279 11. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 2: Government Policies for Lone Women......Page 314 C......Page 344 F......Page 345 G......Page 346 I......Page 347 L......Page 348 N......Page 349 S......Page 350 U......Page 352 W......Page 353 Oxford University Press, USA Contents 10 Contributors 12 1. Revisiting the Feminization of Poverty in Cross-National Perspective 16 2. Sweden: The Feminization of Poverty? 41 3. Feminization of Poverty in France: A Latent Issue 74 4. Germany: Poverty as a Risk for Women Deviating from the Male Breadwinner Norm 107 5. The United Kingdom: The Feminization of Poverty? 134 6. Women’s Poverty in Canada: Cross-Currents in an Ebbing Tide 164 7. The Italian Case 187 8. Feminization of Poverty in Japan: A Special Case? 215 9. Feminization of Poverty in the United States: Any Surprises? 243 10. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 1: The Poverty of Lone Women, Their Diversity, and Income Sources 279 11. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 2: Government Policies for Lone Women 314 Index 344 A 344 B 344 C 344 D 345 E 345 F 345 G 346 H 347 I 347 J 348 L 348 M 349 N 349 O 350 P 350 Q 350 R 350 S 350 T 352 U 352 V 353 W 353 ISBN-13:,9780195314304 "The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women - while also considering partnered women and immigrants - in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States