How can we help people, especially women, advance from a first
job at the low end of the labor market into "second tier" jobs that pay
better? What combination of supports and opportunities do low-income
women need for advancement in today's labor market? And how do we
structure organizations and public policy to give women these supports?
In the fall 2001 issue of Women's Policy Journal, Hilary Pennington and
Marlene Seltzer of Jobs for the Future share some insights on these
questions.
