Background Lone parents in high‐income countries have high rates of poverty (including in‐
work poverty) and poor health. Employment requirements for these parents are increasingly …

Sole mothers potentially experience greater difficulties in meeting the challenges of
combining employment and family than do partnered mothers, although there is remarkably …

Employing evidence from a recent qualitative study, this paper provides new insights into the
social relationships of lone mothers in the UK and exposes how these relationships are …

Abstract In July 2006,“welfare-to-work” policies were introduced for single parents in
Australia. These policies require most single parents with school-aged children to be …

When Welfare to Work activities for single parents were first introduced in the 2005
Commonwealth Budget, the primary claim was that these measures would increase …

In recent years, significant policy changes have been made to Australian welfare benefits for
single parent families. These changes include the addition of work requirements and …

Introduction Women exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTE s) are at high risk for
develo** psychiatric disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), general …

Executive summary Perpetrators of domestic violence use multiple control tactics which
exacerbate women's economic disadvantage. As well as physical and psychological abuse …

This exploratory study sought to assess the job satisfaction of employed Australian single
mothers who had mandatory employment participation requirements. In particular, we …

In Australia, microfinance is gaining visibility as a distinct poverty alleviation strategy. Within
the Australian microfinance policy and program discourses, the microfinance sector is …