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Tables of Contents for Squaring Up
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Why We Need Policies to Raise Women's Incomes
1
14
Mary C. King
Part 1: Reducing the Negative Impact of Child Rearing on Women's Incomes
Moving beyond ``Get a Job'': What Real Welfare Reform Would Look Like
15
31
Randy Albelda
Chris Tilly
What Would We Gain by Subsidizing Child Care?
46
17
Barbara R. Bergmann
Public Support for Parents
63
23
Nancy Folbre
Are Older Women Economically Secure? Reforming Social Security
86
25
Lois B. Shaw
Catherine Hill
Part 2: Raising the Pay for ``Women's Jobs''
Raising the Minimum Wage and Living Wage Campaigns
111
25
Deborah M. Figart
Pay Equity: Did It Work?
136
26
Margaret Hallock
Just Ask: Women's Strengths in Collective Bargaining
162
17
Peter Donohue
Part 3: Moving Women into Higher-Paying Work
Promoting Women's Economic Progress through Affirmative Action
179
21
M. V. Lee Badgett
Jeannette Lim
Great Work If You Can Get It: Women in the Skilled Trades
200
26
Barbara Byrd
Is Teaching More Girls More Math the Key to Higher Wages?
226
33
Catherine J. Weinberger
Part 4: Conclusion
A Policy Agenda to Raise Women's Incomes in the United States
259
16
Mary C. King
Contributors
275
6
Index
281