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Women and Economic Crisis: The Untold Story

Barbara K. Shore

Kathy Fleissner

The vital roles that women play in keeping households afloat in economic crises have been largely ignored. This study of 152 women in a region that experienced catastrophic unemployment found that women are the pillars of family support. Beyond maintaining their households and supplementing their families' income whenever pos sible, the women helped to mend their demoralized families and find necessary resources for comfort and aid. When unemployment strikes families, it affects all family members. The strength of the women in this study in dealing with the needs of their husbands and children had demonstrable effects.

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