Word: marano
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...People don't understand why so many women find themselves in this desperate plight," says Cynthia Marano, 31, director of the Baltimore center and coordinator of the alliance's newly formed successor, the Displaced Homemakers Network. She blames the whole spectrum of social change-ever-rising divorce rates, unemployment, inflation, longer life spans, stubborn sexism and ageism. One important new factor, she adds, is the no-fault divorce laws that have been adopted by 47 states. "They are basically beneficial to younger women, but leave older women without bargaining leverage and without enough to live on." All these...
...master such basics as writing a resume and surviving a job interview, the centers also work on finding openings and persuading employers to take a chance on older women. In boom areas like Texas, that may be enough. But in Baltimore, where there are not enough jobs, Cynthia Marano says, "We have learned to focus on creating jobs." Example: the Baltimore center helped clients start eight cleaning businesses...