Lone Mothers in Belgium: Labor Force Attachment and Risk Factors

Abstract: In Belgium, lone parent families represent almost one fourth of the households with children, aside from the existence of regional differences in the phenomenon’s prevalence. Zooming in on Flanders, the poverty risk for this type of family is significantly higher compared to couple-with-children households and the general population; thus, labour market participation represents a crucial resource for individuals heading such households to cope with the economic needs of the family and to avoid long-lasting poverty or to rely extensively on social assistance. We use data from the Crossroads Bank of Social Security (CBSS Datawarehouse) to study Flemish lone mothers’ patterns of labour market participation and test the association between employment trajectories after lone parenthood and both individual and household characteristics. Flanders represents an interesting case because of (i) the relatively high diffusion of lone motherhood, (ii) the presence of welfare measures supporting

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 257-282 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Bernardi, Laura (Hg.), Mortelmans, Dimitri (Hg.): Lone Parenthood in the Life Course. 2018. S. 257-282. 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

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

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

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63295-7_12
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020092114075279826366
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:52 PM CET