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Myth: Social mobility is always possible for those in poverty - they should just work harder.
There is a prevalent belief that people can get out of poverty by working hard. Did you know that 2/3 of people living in poverty work an average of 1.7 jobs? Or that, 1 in 4 earns poverty level wages (less than $8.84 an hour)? Or that, 27% of working families have incomes below 200% of the poverty level? As one of our founder's said, "You can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps, if you don't have boots to begin with. I like to think we give women the boots to change their lives." JRF awards scholarships to low-income women so that they can earn degrees and secure better futures for themselves, their families and their communities. Help empower women by clicking here.
