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by CHRIS HEDRI K
elfare is a omen's
ue. It alw ys h s been
and it 100 like it always
will be.
man, where we uffer from
higher unemployment rate
thatn our male colleague ,
here e are more likely
to be employed at min-
According to stati tics imum wage.
in 1977 97 percen t FOC omen and children
recipients are 3 million constitute more than 19
omen taking care of 8 million of thi country's 25
million children. om n million poor according to
head 64 _ percel!L_of the 1977 statistics.
household using food 0 the next que tion is
tamp. Thi reliance on why? Why are so many
public . stance is no million of women poor?
ccidents-given worn n's Be 'de the obvio eco-
hance in the economic nomic disadvantage, why
m etpl , here we are re omen in this pos-
o earning only 60 cents of ition and what can we do
e ry doll r earn d by a. to get out?
Poor worn n do want
to work. But they are held
back by welfare plans that
practically penalize for part
time work and unsatis
factory day-care programs
for their children.
The women with 4
children 3 .of whom are
under 5 ears old must
have competent day-care
rvices if they are to wor
outside the 'home. ost
of them don't.
Women with 3 or 4 or
even 1 child do work. They
just don't get paid for it.
ost women were trained
to be a-wife - and mother
all their lives. And this in
itself is well and go d.
Children are very important
resources to our country
and ttheir upbringing and
caring for is probably one of
the most demanding and'
prestigous job there
But, we do not get
paid f it. We do not get
prestige for this iob. What
"tho lazy, g od-for-no
thing welfare pr am and
a general' public voice
ying, that government
money!"
I say we do. And e
ouldn't be shamed of it.
Welfare mothers are vic-
turns of circumstance. If e for elfare right. omen
had been raised to ha a have the r pon ibilty to
career outside the home and 0 together to 0 ercome
not such an emphasis put on this problem.
hom making, perhaps e And of course, y,
wouldn't be here, in this er not rai our d ughte
elfare trap. to be only wiles d
hat can do about mothers. Let' r them to
t as ell try to ha a career and to be
e are here. e breadwinners in their fam
are here. t's take some ilies. aybe this will help
po itive step to get out. them in the future. So they
Go to college and find can stay out of the trap e
a career, It is not too late. fell into.
You may have to ait
until your kids are in
school, but it i worth it.
It is a yout.
Let's get together no
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