Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-114

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an ever-

increasing number of persons in this state who, having fulfilled a

role as homemaker, find themselves "displaced" in their middle years

through divorce, death of spouse or other loss of family income; as

a consequence, displaced homemakers are very often without any

source of income; they are ineligible for categorical welfare

assistance; they are subject to the highest unemployment rate of any

sector of the work force; they face continuing discrimination in

employment because they are often older and have no recent paid work

experience; they are ineligible for unemployment insurance because

they have been engaged in unpaid labor in the home; they are

ineligible for social security because they are too young, and for

many, they will never qualify for social security because they have

been divorced from the family wage earner; they have often lost

their rights as beneficiaries under employers' pension and health

plans through divorce or death of spouse, despite many years of

contribution to the family well-being; and they are most often

ineligible for Medicaid and are generally unacceptable to private

health insurance plans because of their age.

The Legislature further finds and declares that homemakers are

an unrecognized part of the work force who make an invaluable

contribution to the welfare of the society as a whole.

It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter

to provide the necessary counseling, training, jobs, services and

support programs for displaced homemakers so that they may enjoy the

independence and economic security vital to a productive life and to

improve the welfare of this ever-growing group of citizens.