Women Struggles
Women and Their Struggles with Life
Stephanie Hernandez
COM/155
March 30, 2013
Steven Watkins
A woman struggles in our society regardless if she has a home or if she is homeless. There are often several reasons we are seeing these issues in women today. For instance they may have families to support, they may not have a job, some may have addictions, or there may be some with no means of financial support. These are just some of the issues surrounding women and their struggles in life. We hope that after reading this essay you will have come to some realization and understand of why women today are struggling.
Most all women in our society have families with children. This means that they must have a way to financially support themselves as well as their children. This is very hard to do if a woman …show more content…
In an article published by (American Psychologist, 1991) 30% of the homeless population, were women and children. The numbers are increasing everyday in the society in which we live. Most homeless women do not have jobs to support their families or they have a problem getting a job. The reason is because most jobs that they find pay lower wages according to the (National Coalition on Homelessness). Unfortunately, this is why they cannot afford housing, food or childcare expenses. Most woman that do not fit in the homeless category that get out and work a job, are faced with some of the same issues. It is hard for them to find a job that pays more than minimum wage, they have child care expenses, and on top of this they have a home to run as well. Almost every woman that works is faced with a higher amount of domestic workload (Housework) than a man. The man only contributes a small part to what the woman does. She is usually works a job, takes care of the family, and runs the
Stephanie Hernandez
COM/155
March 30, 2013
Steven Watkins
A woman struggles in our society regardless if she has a home or if she is homeless. There are often several reasons we are seeing these issues in women today. For instance they may have families to support, they may not have a job, some may have addictions, or there may be some with no means of financial support. These are just some of the issues surrounding women and their struggles in life. We hope that after reading this essay you will have come to some realization and understand of why women today are struggling.
Most all women in our society have families with children. This means that they must have a way to financially support themselves as well as their children. This is very hard to do if a woman …show more content…
In an article published by (American Psychologist, 1991) 30% of the homeless population, were women and children. The numbers are increasing everyday in the society in which we live. Most homeless women do not have jobs to support their families or they have a problem getting a job. The reason is because most jobs that they find pay lower wages according to the (National Coalition on Homelessness). Unfortunately, this is why they cannot afford housing, food or childcare expenses. Most woman that do not fit in the homeless category that get out and work a job, are faced with some of the same issues. It is hard for them to find a job that pays more than minimum wage, they have child care expenses, and on top of this they have a home to run as well. Almost every woman that works is faced with a higher amount of domestic workload (Housework) than a man. The man only contributes a small part to what the woman does. She is usually works a job, takes care of the family, and runs the