Benefits for the Disabled: How Beneficial for Women?

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Kutza, University of Chicago

Abstract

The social and economic consequence of disability is of increasing interest in American society today. The numbers of persons reporting disabling conditions is rising, as is the number of persons qualifying for public disability benefits. This article examines the impact of current United States disability policy on disabled women, and concludes that the major programs -- disability insurance, supplemental security income, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation -- because of their relationship to labor market participation, disadvantage women. Women not only receive fewer, but less generous benefits. Explanations of this outcome, and implications for future policy are addressed.

Recommended Citation

Kutza, Elizabeth Ann (1981) "Benefits for the Disabled: How Beneficial for Women?," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1452
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol8/iss1/17