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This 3 page paper evaluates three cases where women struggle to make ends meet. While well above the poverty line, they cannot seem to live well. Social systems and institutions are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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or worse, their husbands leave them and do not pay child support. Other stories are even more typical. A teen pregnancy ends in teen parenthood, except that the father is
absent and the woman has to make ends meet on a small stipend provided by Welfare. These are the stories of poor American women and while some think that they
have created their own fate due to the womens movement, or to their own bad decisions, some believe that the playing field is no where near level. Women simply have
a bad deal. While some contend that only bleeding heart liberals take that view, there is much anecdotal evince to prove it. Bernstein (2000) delves into the issue of
poverty by relaying the story of Carol Williams, a widow who has a tough time making ends meet on a salary of $24, 000 per year. She also provides information
on Robbin Davis who earns just $7 per hour making lunches and then there is Monique Wallace who worked her way up to a $25,000 per year job that provides
her with a additional commissions and bonuses (2000). Yet, these single mothers cannot make ends meet in todays economy. They are significantly living above the poverty line, but after the
rent is paid, there is little left over. In the examples provided, each of the women interact with social institutions and these systems and institutions have an impact on the
women and their ability to earn money. Institutional and structural issues affect all three of them. They are living and working in a mans world so to speak and they
earn less than their male counterparts. Further, they are more likely than men to have children and some theories regarding the social environment help to explain why this stereotype is
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