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Preface
The Self-Sufficiency Standard used in this report was developed by Dr. Diana Pearce, who was at that time
Director of the Women and Poverty Project at Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW). The Ford Foundation
provided funding for its original development.
We wish to thank the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, which assisted in the development of this report and
its release, especially Rebecca Dixon.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge the contribution to the development of the first “Overlooked and
Undercounted” report of Rachel Cassidy, demographer, as well as the editorial contributions of Maureen
Golga and Aimee Durfee.
The conclusion and opinions contained within this report do not necessarily reflect the opinion of those listed
above or the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. Nonetheless, any mistakes are the author’s responsibility.