The authors define time poverty as, “The inequitable gender-based allocation of unpaid domestic work, representing 'double-duty' for women who enter the workforce, (and) often leaves women with ...
And women are more likely to live in poverty, regardless of whether they're working or not. Five percent of employed women have incomes below the federal poverty level in Maine, compared to 3% of ...
Learn more. AUGUSTA — While recent efforts have improved the economic security and working lives of Maine women, they still lag men in pay and are more likely to live in poverty despite having ...