poverty with a multi-level analysis across 18 affluent democracies. Although single mothers are disproportionately poor in all …. By far, the U.S. has the highest rate of poverty among single mothers. The analyses show that single mother poverty is a …. Although debates often focus on altering the behavior or characteristics of single mothers, welfare universalism could be an …

Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labour market. Using LIS data … that influence the work decision for single mothers. The results suggest that a large part of the cross-country variation … in the employment rates of single mothers can be explained by their different demographic characteristics and by the …

Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labor market. Using LIS data … that influence the work decision for single mothers. The results suggest that a large part of the cross country variation … in the employment rates of single mothers can be explained by their different demographic characteristics and by the …

-financial aid initiatives. It stresses the critical role of women, particularly single mothers, in propelling societal and economic …

woman's marriage market appear to lead to fewer never married mothers, but more divorced mothers. Higher child support or …This paper examines the effect of public assistance, labor market and marriage market conditions on the prevalence of … significantly and positively associated with a higher incidence of both never married and divorced mothers. The results also suggest …