These findings regarding employment experience accumulated over time suggest that many women in the post-PRWORA caseload may be moving into fairly stable work trajectories. Other, however, will continue to fall behind without access to needed supports and services. Those who fall behind will often have problems co-occurring in these four domains. They are also more likely to suffer from lack of access to transportation and having children with health problems. These findings attest to the importance of expanding efforts to reduce or accommodate the serious problems women face as they attempt to meet the challenges in the transition from welfare to work.
"What is required if we are to reduce poverty as well as welfare dependency is an increased willingness to spend public funds to develop a work-oriented safety net."
