Equity Matters
Part‑time jobs in retail, restaurants, and homecare usually pay only wages and do not include benefits like healthcare insurance. This leaves many low‑wage workers with jobs that can hurt their health.[,]
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[EC126] Vogtman, J., Schulman, K. (2016) Set up to fail: When low-wage work jeopardizes parents’ and children’s success. National Women’s Law Center. https://nwlc.org/resource/set-up-to-fail-when-low-wage-work-jeopardizes-parents-and-childrens-success/
[EC128] Wicks-Lim, J. (2012). The Working Poor A Booming Demographic. New Labor Forum. 21(3): 17-25. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4179/NLF.213.0000004