'Only a Husband Away from Poverty'? Lone Mothers' Poverty Risks in a European Comparison

Abstract: Over the last 10 years at-risk-of-poverty rates across Europe have been rather stable or rising only slightly. However, certain demographic groups face comparatively high poverty risks. Lone mothers belong usually to the most affected groups by income poverty - but variations are striking. Though, still little research has been done for explaining this vast variation across Europe. It is argued that institutional arrangements in the labor market and the welfare state shaped by existing gender inequalities have an impact on lone mothers' poverty risks. For instance, in countries where women’s access to (full time) paid work is low and/or the gender pay gap is high, lone mothers are particularly disadvantaged due to the absent (male) partner. Furthermore, the lack of public childcare and a gendered eligibility to social benefits aggravate lone mothers’ poverty risk. I also hypothesize that gendered institutional arrangements mediate the effect of individual characteristics on lone mo

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 167-189 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet ; In: Bernardi, Laura (Hg.), Mortelmans, Dimitri (Hg.): Lone Parenthood in the Life Course. 2018. S. 167-189. ISBN 978-3-319-63295-7

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Lone Parenthood in the Life Course ; Bd. 8 ; Life course research and social policies ; Bd. 8

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Cham, Mannheim
• (who): Springer International Publishing, SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (when): 2018
• Creator: Hübgen, Sabine
• Contributor: Bernardi, Laura ; Mortelmans, Dimitri

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63295-7_8
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020092114080279813563
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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