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| Below is the newest installation of Research News Reporter (RNR) Online. Each month a new edition will be posted. Previous editions can be viewed in the Archives. |
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September 2003 |
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IWPR’s
Research News Reporter is distributed monthly to highlight inventive,
informative, innovative, and sometimes controversial research relating to
women and their families. Each selection includes a short description of
the research and either a link to the report itself or a citation where
the link can be accessed. 1. The Children Left Behind: Deeper Poverty, Fewer Supports June 2003 Institute for Women’s Policy Research Avis Jones-DeWeever This Fact Sheet, which highlights findings from a forthcoming IWPR report, examines the effects that welfare reform has had on young children in America. The author finds that our nation’s youngest and poorest children under the age of 6 were less likely than older children to be covered by TANF, and that the percent of extremely poor children receiving TANF fell from 59 percent to 31 percent. Given the renewed debate on TANF reauthorization, any new legislation that is passed must address the needs of children more successfully. http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/D548.pdf
In
this second study in a series of five related reports, the authors present
their findings on paired tests conducted to explore whether there are
differences in the treatment of Asians and Pacific Islanders, compared to
individuals in other groups, when they search for urban housing.
This is the first attempt to establish national estimates of bias
against these groups in the housing market, and the authors found
significant instances of discrimination, with homebuyers experiencing
“consistent adverse treatment” 20.4 percent of the time.
This study has implications for the elimination of barriers to
homeownership and policies addressing racial and ethnic segregation. http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=1000502
In
this important resource, the authors examine state-level regulations and
legislation of private insurance companies, Medicaid policies, and public
health services as they affect women’s access to care and coverage, and
track the types and levels of coverage on a state-by-state basis.
The authors cite generally positive trends in Medicaid in improving
access for low-income women, benefits that are now threatened by the
continuing state fiscal crisis. They find that state mandates for insurance companies lack a
holistic approach to women’s health, with twice as many states demanding
mammograms than Pap smears. http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/KaiserFinal.pdf
This
document was prepared as a result of a forum sponsored by the Ms.
Foundation, “Uneasy Allies: A Critical Examination of the Relationship
Between the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement and the Criminal Legal
System” forum. While law
enforcement recourses to domestic violence have been successful in aiding
many women in violent situations, a majority of sexual and domestic
assault is still unreported by victims.
Many communities find that methods of intervention by the law
sometimes take agency away from the woman with the subsequent involvement
of the child/welfare systems, etc. The
authors mediate a discussion on the development of an agenda that
encompasses investment in education, employment, and housing, as well as
the legal system, as a more complete way of preventing domestic violence. http://www.ms.foundation.org/user-assets/PDF/Program/safety_justice.pdf |
