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Putting single mothers to work.(AGAINST THE CURRENT)
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Arena Magazine
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February 1, 2008
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- Branigan, Elizabeth
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The phrase 'working families', so over used by Kevin Rudd in the recent federal election campaign, had a particular bite for many single mothers trying to manage the 'work-life collision' of welfare reform. Introduced on 1 July 2006, the reforms are based on the belief that employment provides the most viable pathway out of poverty and enforces compulsory job search requirements. The focus is on people already marginalised from the labour market. A year and a half on, these reforms have created a great deal more work and very little real benefit for most single mother-headed families. Most single mothers work extremely hard in both paid and unpaid work and are still poor. The ...
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