Category: Women in Poverty

by Josh Dukelow For months, Samantha Strong has reported in these pages on the struggle faced by women living in poverty in the Oshkosh community. She spoke to the agencies there to help, and the employers who wish they could do...

By Samantha Strong Herald contributor Single mothers are the most likely group of women out of all types of households in northeast Wisconsin to have earnings below the federal poverty line (FPL) at 38 percent – more than 7,000...

By Samantha Strong Herald contributor There is a large population in Oshkosh of people — especially women — living in poverty. More often than not, they look like any other woman you would see in a day, meaning it’s hard to tell...

By Samantha Strong Herald contributor       While poverty affects all who experience it, the impact is oftentimes harder on women. There are many reasons for this outcome, according to a 2017 study from the...