Long-term employment and earnings among low-income families with children

Wu, Chi-Fang

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.08.017

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“…Workers with unstable employment patterns, caused by either voluntary or involuntary reasons, are often disadvantaged in the labor market stemming from the loss of income during the time of unemployment (Wu, 2011). Further, intermittent career patterns hinder accumulating work experiences and seniority over time, which are closely associated with wage growth in a life time (Holzer & Lalonde, 2005).…”

Section: Employment Stabilitymentioning

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“…A long-term employment history, also called a career or stable work pattern, refers to an attachment to a single employer for a substantial portion of an individual's working life (Feldman, 2007;Ruhm, 1990b). On the other hand, a short-term employment pattern, also called an intermittent or unstable employment pattern, refers to workers with frequent job turnover during their lifespan (Schochet & Rangarajan, 2004;Wu, 2011).…”

Section: Employment Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Racial/Ethnic Inequality Among Older Workers: Focusing On Whites, Blacks, and Latinos Within the Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage Framework

Choi

Tang

Copeland

2016

Journal of Social Service Research

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As the number of older workers increases, scholars from variable fields have made an effort to understand what makes the current older generation want to remain in the labor market; however, our knowledge of older minority workers is fragmentary. The experience of older minority workers, defined as Blacks and Latinos in this study, may differ from that of their White counterparts because of persistent racial/ethnic differences among older workers, especially in four domains: 1) financial resources for retirement, 2) health, 3) career patterns, and 4) education. Existing literature has little to offer for older minority workers because of limited methodological approaches and a dearth of appropriate theories. Thus, this study aims to identify factors that explain older Americans' labor market participation after retirement age and whether there are racial/ethnic differences among those factors. It also presents fragmentary knowledge from existing studies within the framework of the cumulative advantage/disadvantage (CAD) theory.Using the 1,114 pre-retirement aged workers from the 2004 and 2008 datasets of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), probit analysis was run to estimate the analytic model. RACIAL/ETHNIC INEQUALITY AMONG OLDER WORKERS: FOCUSING ON WHITES, BLACKS, AND LATINOS WITHIN THE CUMULATIVE ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE FRAMEWORKEunhee Choi, M.S.W., Ph.D.University of Pittsburgh, 2013 v Racially separate analyses were performed to treat race as a major indicator for the outcome (workers' labor market status after age 65) and to systematically compare factors by race.The results showed that, after adjusting for covariates, factors influencing older individuals' employment after age 65 were conditioned by race. Whereas health and the meaning of work most influence Whites, financial resources (particularly home ownership) most affect Blacks, while health alone most concerns Latinos. Overall, this study suggests that access to the labor market-as opposed to personal preference, financial necessity, or job dissatisfactionmost influences the labor market participation of minorities.These findings of this study highlight the role of race, suggesting that one universal model cannot fully explain older individuals' labor market participation among different race/ethnic groups. Furthermore, this study's inclusion of Latinos expanded the scope of the existing literature, finding that both Black and Latino workers experience a lifetime accumulation of disadvantages. However, their employment experiences differ significantly: while class differences potentially exist among Black workers, Latinos can be more disadvantaged as a whole, experiencing substantial barriers related to education level and language in the workplace.This study helps to correct theoretical limitations in studies of older workers by using the more revealing CAD framework to interpret results. Racial/ethnic inequality among older workers should be understood not as sudden occurrences in old age, but as a byproduct of the interplay betwe...

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Section: Employment Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Employment Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Racial/Ethnic Inequality Among Older Workers: Focusing On Whites, Blacks, and Latinos Within the Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage Framework

Choi

Tang

Copeland

2016

Journal of Social Service Research

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“…Generally, these welfare policy changes have demonstrated increased employment rates for low‐income individuals. However, further research has shown that the jobs acquired are often low paying and unstable, leaving individuals without the consistent, adequate earnings required to escape poverty (Wu, ).…”

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“…It is clear that most women in poverty experience barriers to steady and gainful employment (Nam, ; Wu, ). However, women experiencing homelessness often have even fewer resources and face additional challenges in job seeking that are unique to their homeless status.…”

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“Give Us a Chance”: Understanding Job Seeking Among Women Experiencing Homelessness

Groton

Gromer

Mennicke

et al. 2017

Journal of Employment Counseling

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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore perceptions of job seeking from women experiencing homelessness. Participants (N = 9) were interviewed at a transitional housing facility in North Florida. Thematic analysis found several manifest and latent themes related to stigma, barriers, and perseverance. The findings of this study support the existing literature on the management of social stigma by people experiencing homelessness. It also provides new findings that allow for a more nuanced understanding of the factors identified by experts in the job-seeking experiences of women who are homeless.

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“…Moreover, household income may also affect women's choice to stay at home (Duleep & Sanders, 1993;Greenlees & Saenz, 1999;Read & Cohen, 2007;Tienda & Glass，1985). It is suggested that women's employment is usually associated with their husbands' income, and wives of professional husbands are more likely than wives of nonprofessional husbands to be involved with part-time employment (Moen, 1985;Wu, 2011). When having children, women with less job opportunities but have husband with high earnings are likely to withdraw from the workforce (Gerson, 1985).…”

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College-educated Asian stay-at-home mothers in U.S.

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Long-term employment and earnings among low-income families with children

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Racial/Ethnic Inequality Among Older Workers: Focusing On Whites, Blacks, and Latinos Within the Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage Framework

Racial/Ethnic Inequality Among Older Workers: Focusing On Whites, Blacks, and Latinos Within the Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage Framework

“Give Us a Chance”: Understanding Job Seeking Among Women Experiencing Homelessness

College-educated Asian stay-at-home mothers in U.S.

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