Divorced women and single mothers who lack skills and opportunities for economic self-sufficiency represent the alarming feminization of poverty in the U.S. Detailing effects of job discrimination and personal misfortune, this informative documentary focuses on four women: Bernice, an unemployed African American single mother; Dody, a displaced homemaker with a Connecticut home beyond her means; Paula, a young divorcee with three part-time jobs; and Alexis, a Latina who moved into a shelter with her teenage daughter after a fire destroyed their home. Stressing the need for education, job training and support, this important tape illustrates commonalities among poor women of different backgrounds and their attempts to defy the statistics of poverty.