Research
Data-driven insights into the lives of single mothers. Click each topic to learn more.
Topics
An overview of the demographics and trends pertaining to single mothers in the U.S. and globally, highlighting the rise in single-parent households and what that means for society.
Exploring how single mothers are disproportionately affected by poverty, as many families live below the poverty line due to systemic barriers and inequalities
Details the psychological and emotional challenges that single mothers face, including high rates of depression and anxiety due to a lack of mental health support
Examines the crisis of affordable childcare and how it creates a major barrier to work, education, and overall stability for single mothers
Analyzes how educational attainment is critical to breaking the poverty cycle, yet often remains out of reach for single mothers due to time, cost, and caregiving demands
A look at what current laws do — and don’t — provide for single mothers, highlighting urgent policy gaps and opportunities for advocacy and reform