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Women as America's safety net
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Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. In the new book "Holding it Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net," sociologist Jessica Calarco says it’s time that changed.
Guests
Jessica Calarco, associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her new book is "Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net."
Becky Logue-Conroy, research analyst with the Center for Women in Work, which is in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers.
Angelique Espinoza, director of policy at Good Business Colorado.