Economic Self-Sufficiency

Many women in our region can't make ends meet.

A working woman earning low wages struggles daily to meet the basic needs of her family. Unfair wages, skyrocketing child care and health care costs, and insecure retirements force many families to choose between putting food on the table and keeping the heat on.

WOMEN'S WAY is working to ensure that all women have the means to support themselves and their families.

Did you know:

• Full-time working women earn 77 cents to every $1 earned by men?
• 35% of families headed by single mothers live under the official poverty line, compared with 17% of families headed by single fathers and just 4% of married couples with children?
• The federal government says you are not poor if your family income is above $10,787 for a single person, $14,291 for one adult and one child, $16,705 for one adult and two children, and $21,027 for two adults and two children?

These shocking facts are why we are engaged in critical campaigns to improve women's economic security.