This paper investigates the relationship between labor market experiences and poverty levels for white, black, and Hispanic women in the US. The first part examines 1990 and 2002, two years with very similar national unemployment levels, and shows how the probability of being in poor changed...

Prologue: The big lie -- Introduction: We (I) screwed up -- part 1. The open secret of women and work: Something has to give ; The Marshall Plan for moms -- part 2. How did we get here?: From Rosie the Riveter to #Girlboss ; The counternarrative : women at home -- part 3. Paid in full : how we...