American women hold less than 15% of executive-level positions in Fortune 500 companies and 62% of minimum-wage jobs. As a result, one in three adult women are living in or on the edge of poverty, with the picture especially bleak for single mothers, almost two-thirds of whom are working in dead-end, poorly compensated jobs without flexibility or benefits.
相反，关注照顾责任才是解决极少数女性抵达上层而绝大多数则身处底层的双重问题的关键。美国女性仅占财富500强企业管理职位的不到15%， 却在最低工资岗位中占到62%。结果是每三名成年女性就有一名生活在贫困边缘，单身母亲的境况尤其糟糕。三分之二的单身母亲都在从事没有升职空间、低薪且没有弹性和福利的工作。