Women in the Welfare System

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the major concerns of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and how they are pushing for new legislation on welfare to address these issues. The paper discusses the fight against the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation and the subsequent lobbying against the prospective legislation to have replaced TANF. The paper argues that government leaders cannot afford to waste time and money on unproven methods which are based on old stereotypes.

From the Paper:

"Generations have now seen liberal feminist groups make a difference in American politics. We are now way past the days where women had trouble speaking up for themselves, yet there are many inequalities which are faced by American women on a daily basis. The National Organization for Women (NOW) is one of the largest activist groups for the rights of women all over the country. Today, the organization has members in all fifty states. The make their policies according to the liberal feminist theories which have driven it since its foundation in 1966. The era of the 1960's presented "Ideological shifts, pressure from increasingly militant popular movements, and an expanded welfare system reopened the door to reform," (Abramovitz 1998)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abramovitz, Mimi. (November 1998). "Social Work and ocial Reform: An Area of Struggle." Social Work. 43:6. p. 512.
• Freidan, Betty. (1966). "The National Organization for Women's 1966 Statement of Purpose." http://www.now.orghistory/purpose66.html
• Johnson, Alice. (April 2004). "Social Work is Standing on the Legacy of Jane Addams: But are We Still Sitting on the Sidelines?" Social Work. 49:2. p. 319.
• National Organization for Women. (2007). "Legislative and Workplace Actions: Mothers and Caregivers Economic Rights." http://www.now.org/issues/mothers/egislation.html
• Weisshare, Rachel. (July 2004). "Truth Telling About Welfare: As Senate Votes to Temporarily Extend TANF, Expert Panel Advises Law Makers to Address Challenges That Face Low Income Women and Children." http://www.now.org//issues/economic/welfare/072604tanf.html

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