In contrast to less-skilled men, less-skilled women have experienced growing labor force involvement and moderate wage … increases. Compared to more-skilled women, less-skilled women have fallen behind. We investigated the reasons behind these …, from 1979-2004. We find that less-skilled women have found themselves in an 'intermediate' place in the labor market. Like …

increases in income. Participation is most likely to occur among women with lower current and future earning opportunities, and … number of women exit these programs before their eligibility ends; among at least some of these women it seems likely that …