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Papers by Jane Henrici
Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane... more Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 184 low-income black women who lived in public housing prior to Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, and who were displaced by the hurricane and the closure and demolition of their housing. This report attempts to answer a series of interconnected questions regarding the challenges that women in public housing faced when trying to evacuate, while displaced, and when trying to return or settle in new communities. The study explores the reasoning behind their choices to either return to New Orleans or remain displaced and the resources that were or were not available to these women as they attempted to make the best decisions for themselves and their families after such an enormous disaster. This report recommends a more holistic approach to disaster relief efforts in the United States, including coordinated services and policies that consider the needs of the most vulnerable portions of the population. opportunity, and increasing economic security for women and families.
This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The ... more This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The text is a discussion about exchanges among international agencies and community organizations that promote, produce, and sell artisanry in the global market as a part of social and economic aid efforts.
In this chapter we consider the insecurities of health care access tied to changing gender roles ... more In this chapter we consider the insecurities of health care access tied to changing gender roles and family patterns. From our examination of the current socioeconomic context and our data, we find current American policy and practice and its decreasing lack of support for health care for women and their children problematic and in need of change.
Caring Across Generations is a national campaign to bring Americans together across generation an... more Caring Across Generations is a national campaign to bring Americans together across generation and issue to build a culture of care in which our elders and people with disabilities and the workers who care for and support them can all live with dignity and respect. The campaign is anchored by a coalition of local and national organizations, including: research and policy groups, unions, women's organizations, aging organizations, disability rights organizations, direct care worker organizations, and domestic worker organizations. Caring Across Generations aims to win the creation of two million new good jobs in home care, improve the quality of existing and future care jobs, and build a comprehensive system of care that supports all Americans as we age and live with disability. The campaign is fiscally sponsored by Bend the Arc a 501(c)(3) organization, and is funded through foundation grants, coalition member grants, and individual donors. For a full leadership and coalition list please go to www.caringacrossgenerations.org.
This report presents findings from a two-year study exploring how nonprofit organizations and rel... more This report presents findings from a two-year study exploring how nonprofit organizations and religious congregations strive to advance the rights, economic standing, and overall well-being of low-income Latina immigrants in Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; and Northern Virginia, a region within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. It examines the challenges that service providers, clergy, and advocates in these areas see immigrant women grappling with on a daily basis, as well as the broad array of resources that "religious" and "secular" organizations offer to address these challenges. In documenting these resources, the report highlights the remarkable efforts of groups that strive to assist immigrant women in contexts often shaped by strong anti-immigrant sentiment and restrictive public policies. It also explores the gaps in resources that continue to remain despite these efforts and captures the views of organizational leaders on how programs and policies can be improved to support Latina immigrants.
Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more close... more Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more closely the disparities among those hurt when crises hit. 1 Research suggests that women often suffer disproportionately in comparison to most men when disaster strikes, while the elderly, and people in poverty, are more vulnerable than those with more mobility and those with greater access to resources. 2 According to reports addressing disasters occurring outside of the United States, 1.5 times as many women as men died during the 1995 Kobe earthquake, 3 and three times as many women as men died from the 2004 Asian tsunami; age and income level were contributing factors. 4
Transnational policies affect alternative trade organizations that reinvest their profi ts in poo... more Transnational policies affect alternative trade organizations that reinvest their profi ts in poorer communities. As transnational corporations expand, low-wage workers -particularly the women preferentially hired in this sector -initially fi nd themselves with greater employment opportunities. These then decrease over time as traditional income sources and local businesses decline. Based on earlier ethnographic research in Lima, this article provides the framework for a new study to discern how trade regulations might affect projects that assist low-income women in Peru.
Women across the United States continue to feel the effects of the recession that began at the en... more Women across the United States continue to feel the effects of the recession that began at the end of 2007. For women who live at or below the poverty line 1 -especially women with dependents, and without personal savings, work benefits, or family supports-the hardships of the recession could be lessened through greater access to assistance through TANF, food stamps, and publicly provided health insurance.
Visual Anthropology, Jan 1, 2003
This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The ... more This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The text is a discussion about exchanges among international agencies and community organizations that promote, produce, and sell artisanry in the global market as a part of social and economic aid efforts.
Policy Brief, Jan 1, 2001
Medicaid represents the major component of the health care safety net for poor children and their... more Medicaid represents the major component of the health care safety net for poor children and their families in the Three-City Study. Relatively few are covered by employer-sponsored plans or other forms of health insurance. The longer families are off welfare, the less likely they are to be covered by any type of health insurance. A larger percentage of Mexican-Americans, compared to other Hispanics or African-Americans, lack coverage, and children in two-parent households are less likely to be covered than children in singleparent households. Parents value Medicaid and go to great lengths to obtain it for their children, but some parents are unable to obtain or afford health coverage for themselves.
Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane... more Get to the Bricks: The Experiences of Black Women from New Orleans Public Housing After Hurricane Katrina presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 184 low-income black women who lived in public housing prior to Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, and who were displaced by the hurricane and the closure and demolition of their housing. This report attempts to answer a series of interconnected questions regarding the challenges that women in public housing faced when trying to evacuate, while displaced, and when trying to return or settle in new communities. The study explores the reasoning behind their choices to either return to New Orleans or remain displaced and the resources that were or were not available to these women as they attempted to make the best decisions for themselves and their families after such an enormous disaster. This report recommends a more holistic approach to disaster relief efforts in the United States, including coordinated services and policies that consider the needs of the most vulnerable portions of the population. opportunity, and increasing economic security for women and families.
This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The ... more This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The text is a discussion about exchanges among international agencies and community organizations that promote, produce, and sell artisanry in the global market as a part of social and economic aid efforts.
In this chapter we consider the insecurities of health care access tied to changing gender roles ... more In this chapter we consider the insecurities of health care access tied to changing gender roles and family patterns. From our examination of the current socioeconomic context and our data, we find current American policy and practice and its decreasing lack of support for health care for women and their children problematic and in need of change.
Caring Across Generations is a national campaign to bring Americans together across generation an... more Caring Across Generations is a national campaign to bring Americans together across generation and issue to build a culture of care in which our elders and people with disabilities and the workers who care for and support them can all live with dignity and respect. The campaign is anchored by a coalition of local and national organizations, including: research and policy groups, unions, women's organizations, aging organizations, disability rights organizations, direct care worker organizations, and domestic worker organizations. Caring Across Generations aims to win the creation of two million new good jobs in home care, improve the quality of existing and future care jobs, and build a comprehensive system of care that supports all Americans as we age and live with disability. The campaign is fiscally sponsored by Bend the Arc a 501(c)(3) organization, and is funded through foundation grants, coalition member grants, and individual donors. For a full leadership and coalition list please go to www.caringacrossgenerations.org.
This report presents findings from a two-year study exploring how nonprofit organizations and rel... more This report presents findings from a two-year study exploring how nonprofit organizations and religious congregations strive to advance the rights, economic standing, and overall well-being of low-income Latina immigrants in Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; and Northern Virginia, a region within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. It examines the challenges that service providers, clergy, and advocates in these areas see immigrant women grappling with on a daily basis, as well as the broad array of resources that "religious" and "secular" organizations offer to address these challenges. In documenting these resources, the report highlights the remarkable efforts of groups that strive to assist immigrant women in contexts often shaped by strong anti-immigrant sentiment and restrictive public policies. It also explores the gaps in resources that continue to remain despite these efforts and captures the views of organizational leaders on how programs and policies can be improved to support Latina immigrants.
Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more close... more Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more closely the disparities among those hurt when crises hit. 1 Research suggests that women often suffer disproportionately in comparison to most men when disaster strikes, while the elderly, and people in poverty, are more vulnerable than those with more mobility and those with greater access to resources. 2 According to reports addressing disasters occurring outside of the United States, 1.5 times as many women as men died during the 1995 Kobe earthquake, 3 and three times as many women as men died from the 2004 Asian tsunami; age and income level were contributing factors. 4
Transnational policies affect alternative trade organizations that reinvest their profi ts in poo... more Transnational policies affect alternative trade organizations that reinvest their profi ts in poorer communities. As transnational corporations expand, low-wage workers -particularly the women preferentially hired in this sector -initially fi nd themselves with greater employment opportunities. These then decrease over time as traditional income sources and local businesses decline. Based on earlier ethnographic research in Lima, this article provides the framework for a new study to discern how trade regulations might affect projects that assist low-income women in Peru.
Women across the United States continue to feel the effects of the recession that began at the en... more Women across the United States continue to feel the effects of the recession that began at the end of 2007. For women who live at or below the poverty line 1 -especially women with dependents, and without personal savings, work benefits, or family supports-the hardships of the recession could be lessened through greater access to assistance through TANF, food stamps, and publicly provided health insurance.
Visual Anthropology, Jan 1, 2003
This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The ... more This article concerns visual and verbal methods of communicating about Peruvian handicrafts. The text is a discussion about exchanges among international agencies and community organizations that promote, produce, and sell artisanry in the global market as a part of social and economic aid efforts.
Policy Brief, Jan 1, 2001
Medicaid represents the major component of the health care safety net for poor children and their... more Medicaid represents the major component of the health care safety net for poor children and their families in the Three-City Study. Relatively few are covered by employer-sponsored plans or other forms of health insurance. The longer families are off welfare, the less likely they are to be covered by any type of health insurance. A larger percentage of Mexican-Americans, compared to other Hispanics or African-Americans, lack coverage, and children in two-parent households are less likely to be covered than children in singleparent households. Parents value Medicaid and go to great lengths to obtain it for their children, but some parents are unable to obtain or afford health coverage for themselves.