Women's Economic Security Policy Agenda

Race and gender inequities stand in the way of single working mothers’ economic security.

Single mothers are half the work force, but they are two-thirds of the state’s minimum wage workers. They also have the financial burden of raising children. Sixty-five of low-income kids live with single moms.

Because women are concentrated in low-wage jobs, their earnings fail to lift their families out of poverty. In addition, their low wage jobs rarely provide paid family leave or health insurance.

While higher levels of education increase earning power (and women’s education levels in Mississippi are on par with men), education doesn’t eliminate gender disparities.

MLICCI promotes:

• Higher wages for women
• Affordable child care
• Education and training leading to higher paying jobs

To read more about our current projects in this area, click here.