Stephanie Land’s sequel to her mega-successful debut memoir Maid works as hard as she does – but while its details of low-income single-parent life as a student are valuable, it suffers by comparison.
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Single parents need support, not stigma.
As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying the lives of Black moms.
Disabled single mother Shakira Hussein reflects on her secret weapon against adversity. Adalya, her ‘excessively mature’ daughter, appointed herself her mother’s carer and fierce protector from age 9.
Although society portrays a woman who earns a living as free and empowered, outdated values and stereotypes still promote discrimination against female breadwinners.
Single mothers I interviewed described feeling isolated, stigmatised and frustrated with negative stereotypes.
More attention needs to be paid to aligning South Africa’s family policy with the realities of everyday life.
New research into beetles shows larvae are stronger and grow better when raised by two parents working together than a single parent working alone.
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McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow; Writer and researcher, National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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