Women's Employment Study: Study Types

Types of Studies

Type Descriptive/Analytical Study
Aim To answer the following questions:
1. How prevalent among welfare recipients is each of a large number of potential barriers to employment, such as health problems, mental health problems, few job skills, and inadequate knowledge of workplace norms?
2. What percent of recipients have multiple barriers?
3. Is the number of barriers associated with welfare mothers’ employment? How much does employment decrease as the number of barriers increases?
4. Which individual barriers matter for employment, and how much do we gain by adding this comprehensive set of factors to a model of employment?