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Today's post is dedicated to the single mothers-- particularly those who have been battered women and those who receive no child support. Who are the lone-parent families?85% are headed by the mother.60% have only one child-- only 10% have more than 2 children Only 52% of lone mothers are employed. Women's poverty rates rise from 16% before divorce to 43% after divorce.Just 19 percent of female headed lone parent families receive regular financial support from anyone outside their household. Female lone-parents have an especially hard time escaping a low-paying job and moving up to jobs that pay more. Almost 1/3 of men who had a low paying in 1993 had a better paying one 2 years later, but only 1 in 8 lone mothers had moved up into better paying jobs by 1995.Average income levels for lone-parent families are extremely low for all countries. However, countries in western Europe have reduced the poverty level of lone-parent families considerably through concerted government actions. Terrance Hunsley of the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University states that policies and schemes put in place in Canada in the last 20 years have failed to prevent or alleviate the problem associated with poverty and lone parenthood. 
Zoethrix: Single Mother. Battered women's shelter volunteer. 
Glory Defined: Single Mother. Battered women's shelter volunteer. 
Lola the Car Chick: Single Mother. Activist. Rob a bank, tip the boat, sell yourself, break the law!I'm fine, me too, we're fine and how are you?!
Zoethrix: Single Mother. Battered women's shelter volunteer. Glory Defined: Single Mother. Battered women's shelter volunteer. Lola the Car Chick: Single Mother. Activist. Rob a bank, tip the boat, sell yourself, break the law!I'm fine, me too, we're fine and how are you?!
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