Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110242
Author(s):  
Tal Meler ◽  
Anat Herbst-Debby ◽  
Maha Sabbah Karkabi
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
Economic Abuse ◽  
Work Program

Focusing on Palestinian mothers in Israel participating in a nonmandatory welfare-to-work program, the study addresses whether these women experience economic abuse from their intimate partner/ex-partner, as well as whether they perceive the program as an opportunity to escape economic abuse and move toward economic independence. Based on interviews of 26 mothers and three trainers, the findings revealed dual economic abuse: in the domestic sphere and at the structural level (the labor market and welfare laws). The findings also suggest that the assistance the women receive from the welfare-to-work program has been insufficient to extricate them from their abusive situation.

scholarly journals The Effects of Welfare‐to‐Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Dyke ◽  
Carolyn J. Heinrich ◽  
Peter R. Mueser ◽  
Kenneth R. Troske ◽  
Kyung‐Seong Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Work Program

scholarly journals Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from “Work First”

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H Autor ◽  
Susan N Houseman
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Unique Structure ◽  
Temporary Help ◽  
Work First

Temporary-help jobs offer rapid entry into paid employment, but they are typically brief and it is unknown whether they foster longer term employment. We utilize the unique structure of Detroit's welfare-to-work program to identify the effect of temporary-help jobs on labor market advancement. Exploiting the rotational assignment of welfare clients to numerous nonprofit contractors with differing job placement rates, we find that temporary-help job placements do not improve and may diminish subsequent earnings and employment outcomes among participants. In contrast, job placements with direct-hire employers substantially raise earnings and employment over a seven quarter follow-up period. (JEL J22, J23, J24, J31, J68)

Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Economic Abuse in the Eastern Region of Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (18) ◽  
pp. 2620-2641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Pearl Sedziafa ◽  
Eric Y. Tenkorang ◽  
Adobea Y. Owusu ◽  
Yuji Sano
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
Economic Abuse ◽  
Economic Dependency ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Despite its prevalence, intimate partner economic abuse has received less scholarly attention in sub-Saharan Africa. Using qualitative enquiry, this study describes the experiences of economic abuse among 18 women in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Economic abuse occurred in a variety of forms, including extortion, denial of income-earning activity, and attempts to deny women’s economic independence and financial self-sufficiency. Findings point to the pervasiveness of economic abuse among both high- and low-income women. While economic dependency among nonworking women was associated with sexual violence, working and independent women experienced physical and emotional violence on questioning intimate partner’s economic abuse.

scholarly journals The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Dyke ◽  
Carolyn Heinrich ◽  
Peter R. Mueser ◽  
Kenneth R. Troske
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Work Program

Welfare Reform and the Delivery of Welfare-to-Work Programs to AAPIs: What Works?

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Chow ◽  
Grace Yoo ◽  
Catherine Vu
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Work Program ◽  
What Works ◽  
One Stop ◽  
The Impact

The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) of 1996 has major implications for low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) populations. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the research currently examining the impact of welfare reform on AAPI recipients and the welfare-to-work services available to this population. This article highlights AAPI participation and their timing-out rates in California’s CalWORKs program and their barriers to transitioning to work. Four welfare-to-work program models and recommendations are presented to illustrate strategies that can be used to address the unique needs of AAPI in order to alleviate their high risk for timing-out: one-stop-shops, transitional jobs programs, providing comprehensive and family focused services, and additional research and evaluation of programs specific to assisting the AAPI population on CalWORKs.

Is Homicide Followed by Suicide a Phenomenon in Itself? A Comparison of Homicide and Homicide–Suicide in Spain

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052098325
Author(s):  
Jorge Santos-Hermoso ◽  
José Luis González-Álvarez ◽  
Ángel García-Collantes ◽  
Miguel Ángel Alcázar-Córcoles
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Interpersonal Conflicts ◽  
Old Spanish ◽  
Low Prevalence ◽  
Civil Guard ◽  
National Police ◽  
Commit Suicide

The phenomenon of homicide followed by suicide (HS) has a low prevalence worldwide, although the literature has identified that these cases represent a significant percentage in homicide subtypes such as intimate partner homicide or filicide. In the present study, HS ( n = 41) and homicides in which the perpetrator did not commit suicide after the event ( n = 556) are compared. The information was extracted from police reports of homicides committed in Spain between 2010 and 2012 and belonging to the jurisdictions of the National Police and Civil Guard. The results showed that out of the total number of homicides analyzed, HS accounted for 4.9%, which implies a rate of 0.05 per 100,000 inhabitants. The findings of the study show that the profile of a HS victim of a 52-year-old Spanish woman. The perpetrator is of Spanish origin, 50 years old, unemployed, or retired, with a mental disorder, and with substance use being common at the time of the event. HS events take place at the perpetrator’s home, are related to interpersonal conflicts, involve a single perpetrator, several victims, and are mainly committed with a firearm. The findings are mostly consistent with previous studies and the prevalence of HS in the couple setting is highlighted (56.5%). However, the importance of studying cases outside of this setting is emphasized since it has been found that 30.5% of cases involve other family relationships and 13% occurred outside the domestic sphere.

scholarly journals Applying Regression Discontinuity Design to Social Policy: An Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work Program in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Lee Seog-min ◽  
Kwon Huck-ju
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Security System ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Work Program

Social policy studies focusing on poverty reduction attempt to measure poverty reductions rates and poverty gaps, but they do not provide criteria to determine whether a given social policy is a success or failure. In this study, we suggest using regression discontinuity design to establish evaluation criteria and validate estimation results in social programs. Using the dataset from the Korean Welfare Panel, first we conduct, first, a difference-in-differences comparison between welfare recipients under the National Basic Livelihood Security system and nonrecipients whose income falls under the minimum cost of living. Secondly, we establish the counterfactual effects of the program among nonrecipients whose income is below the minimum cost of living and among nonrecipients whose income is above the minimum cost of living. Last, we analyze treatment effects by comparing welfare recipients with income below the minimum cost of living and nonrecipients with income above the minimum cost of living using the regression distribution design method. We argue that the National Basic Livelihood Security system as a welfare-to-work program has positive effects on labor market participation, which has not been established by previous studies.

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