Gender, Race, Class and Welfare Reform
Published in the National Urban League's State of Black America
August 2003
This study on welfare reform contends that race and gender coalesce through historic and contemporary government, policy and market failures to deny benefits and jobs to women of color while blaming them for their condition. It is divided into three sections: the first addresses national policy trends with an emphasis on race and gender, the second looks at New York City, and the third offers recommendations.
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 Women of Color in New York City: Still Invisible in Policy
March 2003
Demography is not destiny. While groups of color - Asians, Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans - have emerged as New York City's new majority, large segments of the groups remain burdened by many of the historical problems associated with disadvantaged minorities. The problems are most acute among lower-income women of color, especially single mothers, who are disproportionately confronted with joblessness and poor health. Often bypassed during the economic boom of the 1990s, these women have found that employment opportunities have all but evaporated in the current economic malaise. The elimination of federal welfare entitlements has exacerbated these problems.
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Women of Color in New York City: The Challenges of the New Global Economy
March 2001
This report provides preliminary data of trends in income, unemployment, welfare, and incarceration for women of color. The data are extracted from a number of local and national sources and are identified in each area. Comparisons are usually made with national and city- wide averages and with white women. The Policy Network has closely tracked the data in this report and will add policy prescriptions for each area. It also intends to enhance the data with interviews and focus groups.
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Post-September 11th:The Continuing Invisibility of Communities of Color and Their Non-Profit Organizations
May 2002
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Putting Social Justice on New York's Redevelopment Agenda
November 2001
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Is History Repeating Itself? The Case of the "Disruptive" Children in Public Schools
November 2001
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