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Article: Study Finds California Taxes and Regulations Hinder Women-Owned Businesses, Working Mothers; Rules Block Access To Day Care
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 9, 2002
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- California taxes and
regulations disproportionately hinder women-owned businesses and
discourage entrepreneurship by women, especially working mothers,
according to a new study by the Pacific Research Institute.
Women and Entrepreneurship in California: Obstacles, Incentives,
and Reform, takes an in-depth look at the most significant tax and
regulatory barriers facing women, from starting a small or home-
based business to laws that are reducing access to much needed child-
care services.
"The irony is that California lawmakers passed a lot of these
taxes and regulations intending to help women and families," said
Women and Entrepreneurship author ...