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The Questionable Impact of Gender on Job Loss Reactions: Implications for Employment Counseling
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Wooten, Kevin C.; Valenti, Alix M. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2008
A heterogeneous sample of 301 men and 118 women who experienced job loss was surveyed on 4 affective and 14 attributional variables. Analysis revealed that approximately 90% of the reported gender differences involving job loss reactions disappeared when age, ethnic background, marital status, education, tenure, salary, job classification, and…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Females, Gender Differences, Unemployment
Questions and Answers about Child Care: A Sloan Work and Family Research Network Fact Sheet
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Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2008
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network has prepared Fact Sheets that provide statistical answers to some important questions about work-family and work-life issues. This Fact Sheet includes statistics about Child Care, and answers the following questions about child care: (1) How many children are in child care?; (2) How many hours per week do…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Child Care, Marital Status, Time Factors (Learning)
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011
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Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Youth... How Communities Can Help. Bulletin, 1936, No. 18-I
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Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
Five million young people--1 out of every 4 in the country--are without constructive occupation at school, work, or home. An examination of 1930 United States Census and Federal Office of Education figures, brought up to date by sampling studies in various communities, discloses that--Of the 20,100 000, 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive, in the…
Descriptors: Youth, Employment Level, Community Resources, Unemployment
Characteristics of American Children and Youth: 1980. Current Population Reports, Special Studies Series P-23, No. 114.
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Jennings, Jerry T. – 1982
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of American children and youth. The source of the data in U.S. government sources includes surveys, censuses, and vital statistics. In general, children are defined as persons under 14 years old, and youth as persons 14 to 24 years old. Exceptions…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Children, Crime
Cycles of Discrimination: Older Women, Cumulative Disadvantages, and Retirement Consequences
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Davis, Nanette J. – Journal of Education Finance, 2005
This article identifies typical life course situations that women experience, which contribute to a cycle of discrimination or a recurrence of disadvantages simply because of their sex, race, or age. Although men suffer social, health, psychological, and economic disadvantages as they age, this article focuses primarily on women as a more deprived…
Descriptors: Females, Social Class, Retirement, Males