The Demographic Foundations of Rising Employment and Earnings Among Single Mothers in Canada and the United States, 1980 to 2000

Author: John Myles, Feng Hou, Garnett Picot, Karen Myers Publisher: Statistics Canada, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division Publication: Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series Document Date:                  March 2008 Category: Family Structure > Single-parent Families Related Categories: Family Economics > Maternal Employment Public Policy > Welfare   This study reports that employment and earnings of single mothers in Canada and the United States have increased since 1980. The authors suggest single mothers over 40 are better educated than the previous cohort, accounting for the increases in employment and earnings. Welfare reform in both countries may have contributed to increased employment and earnings among younger single mothers. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link