Public Policy as if Women Mattered
Improving the Child Support System for Women on AFDC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jyl Josephson (0000-0002-4843-2705, corresponding author), Jyl J Josephson |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-26 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j014v17n01_01 |
| OpenAlex | W2343627972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The current system of child support in the United States emerged out of an effort to recover AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) costs from absent parents with children receiving AFDC benefits. Given its origin in social welfare policy, although child support seems to be intended to aid single parents- who are still overwhelmingly women-4n supporting their children, it also provides mechanisms for greater state control over women's decisions about family life, especially for those women who receive AFDC benefits. Thus, while effective child support enforcement does benefit middle-class custodial parents, it provides very few benefits for custodians who receive AFDC. Some changes to the program, including more extensive protections of the rights of custodial parents who apply for AFDC and the provision of child support collections directly to custodial parents in addition to AFDC benefits, would make this program more woman-friendly
Aid to Families with Dependent Children · Child support · Custodians · Demographic economics · Economics · Enforcement · Political science · Public assistance · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare reform · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1999 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |