Ms. POLS: Well, you know, I've had - I'm sort of a little bit of a freak of a single mother in that I feel like even economically, my life has actually gotten better as a single mother. Others find themselves without a partner through divorce or abandonment. When lives are reduced to numbers on a page, we are in danger of losing touch with our humanity. If a single mother is able to work, her earning power still lags significantly compared with men's . They gave me a bag lunch and little help. " [Having no contact with my father] helped show me what a strong woman my mother was, and made me want to be strong like her." Since 1990, the Census Bureau has collected data not only on the marital status of household heads, but also information regarding whether the head was living with a non-marital partner. The children of lower-income parents are ever more associated with poor health in middle age, financial hardship and depression. Thanks for the invitation. Adel's with us from Birmingham. And, you know, for me, I'm sort of I'm in the middle of movie screening. Are you treated differently because you're a single mom, do you think? Knowing what you value will help you build the most meaningful life possible. And not to say that there aren't wonderful, wonderful responsible fathers, but I think just our societal inclination is to say CONAN: Anyway. She taught us to be conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people. I drove across the Flint Hills of Kansas to the former oil boomtowns where her parents grew up during the Depression. And you're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. Over the years, he has returned to this time to show support for single parents.I was a single dad for five years, he told a young black mother in a Facebook campaign video this past July. CONAN: Let's see if we can get Alan(ph) on the line. Maybe he's just curious about how a 39-year-old woman goes about such a decision. And 18% of fathers living with no spouse or partner are Hispanic, while fully one-third (33%) of cohabiting fathers are. I decided: Im just going to own this. Accuracy and availability may vary. But in fact, the story of presidents being raised by single mothers is as old as America itself. Of course, there is a wide array of single mothers. Single fathers include those fathers who report that their minor child has been living or staying with them for at least two months. Among all other ethnic groups, Native American female-headed families with children had the highest poverty rate. I wish I were able to count on someone else to make dinner, brush the kids' teeth, put them to bed, et cetera. All the men in the film, including the directors son, adopted loving and supportive men to fill the role of their father. I don't feel I'm looked down on, but finding other couples, friends at my son's school is hard. Ironically, the work of another scholar just across the Harvard campus from Cross, Raj Chetty, also refutes the idea that Black fathers dont matter. Some married two-parent households include a step-parent. Causation is unclear, but correlation isnt: over all, men and boys are struggling in a changed environment. But they draw a line in the sand when it comes to single motherhood. a center-left policy research organization, presents exactly that kind of opportunity. Young white men from single-parent families, for instance, are more likely to end up in prison than young Black men from intact, two-parent homes. Stephen Colbert. She had an Indonesian daughter and an Indonesian husband at the time. In terms of household financial status, single fathers are much better off than single mothers, and much worse off than married fathers. But now, progressives are calling into question even the kids-benefit-from-fathers argument Obama made so powerfully and poignantly. While just 8% of married fathers are younger than 30, this share is 18% for single fathers and 23% for single mothers. Only one third of single mothers received any child support, and the average amount these mothers received was only about $286 a month. Biden and Harris openness about these family influences has also given power to a job that is often stigmatized by Republicans. In the capsule version of Obama's life story, she is the white mother from Kansas coupled alliteratively with the black father from Kenya. And during that time, everybody that I met said: Well, you'll never get full custody. In this report, fathers include those men who are ages 15 or older, who are the head of their household, and who report living with their own minor children (biological children, step-children or adopted children). You can also join the conversation on our website. I got it. Four years later, Obama moved back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents while his mother stayed in Indonesia with her second husband and daughter Maya Soetoro-Ng. It's the school boards. So I think our society is biased to the point that we've put these women in really difficult positions. I met with bankers in glass towers in Jakarta where, nearly two decades before Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank shared the Nobel Peace Prize for their work with microcredit, Dunham worked on the largest self-sustaining commercial microfinance program in the world. The Motherlode blog welcomes our new artist-in-residence, illustrator This one, there does not seem to be any change, though we don't have data going back too far. More than two in five (43%) lived in poverty. I'm fascinated by this subject. The land of opportunity where "the son of a single mom can be president of the greatest nation on Earth," as President Obama put it in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. Families headed by women of color fared even worse. Nice to have you with us. In some cases, a non-marital partner may also be a biological or adoptive parent of the minor child in the household. Some of their husbands are abusers. Im Neal Conan in Washington. So during the period when I was doing the research, it wasn't something I was thinking a whole lot about and then was resuscitated by Donald Trump. Single mothers often spend over half of their income on housing expenses and a third on child care, leaving them with less money for educational expenses. Like Biden and Harris, we all know the courage that grows from loss, whether it's the loss of our spouse through death or divorce, the loss of living with one parent, or the loss of a dream of having a child with someone you love. His right hand rested on her shoulder, lightly. There are significant differences in the profiles of each of the single father groups. When we come back, we'll bring you an update on Libya. In 1970, 31 percent of single-mother families were black, 68 percent were white, and 1 percent were "other race." In 2013, the figures were 30 percent black, 62 percent white, and 8 percent "other." Readers should bear in mind that the terms "unmarried . Heres what she had to say: Do you think there are any positive aspects of boys growing up without fathers? In a comment on the Times article, Timothy Casey, a senior staff lawyer at Does this conversation about women raising children alone resonate with you? A majority (62%) of SNAP households with children were single mother households. Recently, Ms. McWilliams and I screened the film for teenagers at Williamsburg Charter High School in Brooklyn. Among fathers living without a spouse or partner, the comparable median household income is a bit higher at $43,000. While this family unit is the ideal, many Church members find themselves in a variety of other circumstances, including in single-parent families. "Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being." - Evan Bayh "I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Globally, women are younger than their male partners, more likely to age alone, 60% of Americans Would Be Uncomfortable With Provider Relying on AI in Their Own Health Care, The changing face of Congress in 8 charts, As Russian invasion nears one-year mark, partisans grow further apart on U.S. support for Ukraine. To describe Dunham as a white woman from Kansas is about as illuminating as describing her son as a politician who likes golf. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. So I came to the conclusion that many people have come to that this is a classic conspiracy theory, and it feeds on information that may well be to the contrary but is all taken to be evidence of the conspiracy. The prevalence of poverty presents a more striking difference between the two groupswhile 21% of fathers who are living without a spouse or partner are in poverty, this share rises to 30% for fathers who are living with a partner. It just means that the chances - the likelihood that bad things will happen is increased if you grow up in a single-parent household. The photograph showed the son, but my eye gravitated toward the mother. (+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax It was truly a blessing to have been in the room with each of them, they spoke and I listened. But the characterizations of Obama's mother first as "a white anthropologist from Kansas" and then as "a single mother on food stamps" and "the woman who died of cancer while fighting with her insurance company at the end of her life" don't encompass who she was, the unconventional life she led or the influence she had on the future president of the United States, says writer Janny Scott. 5 Spiritual Practices That Increase Well-Being. But they always called me first - always. They are younger, less educated and more likely to be living in poverty than are fathers who are raising children without a spouse or partner in the household. 3. Nearly two in five (35%) of Black female-headed families lived in poverty, Hispanic (34%), White (26%), and Asian (22%). Overall, two-thirds (67%) of households with children are headed by two married parents; in 1960, this share was 92%.4. You're in a very fortunate situation, and you are lucky, as is your son. To believe public service is a noble cause and the fight for justice is a shared responsibility," she said. Men raised without fathers are equally successful in life. And at some point, I found this quote by her where - she was a single mother, and I think she may have had her child under somewhat unusual circumstances with someone who was a friend or something like that. Chetty and his colleagues set out to determine the most powerful neighborhood factors behind the gap in economic mobility for poor Black and white boys. CONAN: Rich Moran, I wonder: Have you got any kind of database that can show whether attitudes have changed over the years? Readmore, By the time children are in middle school, parents should be stepping back. Are Zoomies a Sign of a Happy Dog or a Crazy Dog? More often than not, when I tell people that Im a single mother by choice, they say Good for you!Politicians who recognize and support these shifts in the shapes of the American family will gain more votes. In contrast, only 7.5% of children in two parent families were counted as poor. In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment and Motherhood, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. I think that my half of the political spectrum the left half too often dismisses the importance of family structure, noted New York Times columnist David Leonhardt, responding to another of Chettys studies. I was in quarantine on campus. 800 . There are some notable differences between single mothers and single fathers. While the bulk of single fathers among younger men are cohabiting, the reverse is true for fathers ages 40 and oldermost of these single fathers have no spouse or partner in their household. The children also . And this from Jeanie(ph) in Washington, D.C.: I'm sure you're going to receive lots of emails that echo my sentiment, but I was raised, for better or worse, by a single mother. I visited dusty villages in Java where, as a young anthropologist, she did fieldwork for her Ph.D. dissertation on peasant blacksmithing. She is currently working on a new book about the future of the family in America. Almost one-fourth (24%) of single father households are living at or below the poverty level, compared with just 8% of married father households and fully 43% of single mother households. I was inspired by how genuine each of the men were. Do a quick search of boys raised without fathers and youll quickly find yourself buried under an avalanche of horrifying statistics. About two thirds are White, one third Black. In fact, it dates back our first president, George Washington to President Obama. One in five millennials is a single dad. Subscribe to the Weekly E-mail. The fraction of low-income Black fathers present in a neighborhood. Copyright 2011 Janny Scott. Mary Pols is a film reviewer and author. And I'll give a for-instance. disadvantage, with the consequences appearing larger for boys than girls. She is corn-fed, white-bread, whatever Kenya is not. They don't give full custody to men. We can feel left out of social events. In 2019, 15 states had wait lists or had frozen their intake for child care assistance, with wait times ranging from 90 days to two years. In an interview for Guardian, Alicia highlighted her mother's strength. Most notably, those who are cohabiting are younger, less educated and less financially well-off than their counterparts who are not living with a spouse or partner. He was born in Hawaii. In 1990, Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. We're in Maine now. Ms. McWilliams begins the film with her own pregnancy and fearlessly records her parenting struggles with his son from infancy through his teen years. President Barack Obama was raised by his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, from the time that he was born until he was 4 years old, when she married Lolo Soetoro. Single motherhood has grown so common in America that today 80 percent of single-parent families are headed by single mothers nearly a third live in poverty. There are still nuclear families in America, but there are also unmarried parents, gay parents, families without children, and single parents. From academia to the policy world, most sensible people acknowledged the importance of strong and stable families for kids. Nina Subin/G.P. Even for those who did receive assistance, the amount was far less than the minimum theyd need to to stave off hardship like hunger, homelessness, and utility cut-offs. the wrong one. than boys raised in single-parent households. And when I - you know, when I heard the Pew Institute study that single motherhood is bad for society, I found that statement really problematic as though it's the mother's fault. I devoted my life to being his mom. Single mothers spend more time with their daughters, and those daughters are both more likely to enroll in college, and more likely to finish, Because of a variety of circumstances . Deep in grief, he took on the role of single father to his two sonsbefore he married his current wife, Jill. Since most single-parent households are by women, it's - the real issue is single moms. The majority of the 11 million single-parent families in the United States are headed by single mothers, . Poverty is also linked with single fatherhood: More than one-third (36%) of fathers who are living at or below the poverty line are single parents. Get the help you need from a therapist near youa FREE service from Psychology Today. Now more than ever, single parents need government leaders who can empathize with our losses and victories, the strengths that they build, and offer a vision for the future that will give us all more psychological security and stronger community structures in which we can thrive. When President Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty in 1963, 93 percent of American children were born to married parents. And many women who were financially secure find themselves suddenly in a very different financial situation after divorce. And as you know, studies suggest the children pay the price. And my child was seven months old when his father died, and I have to say I heard your - one of your guests say that it's not an issue about demonizing, but there is - if it's unconscious or subconscious, there is a level of demonization that does go on, and it happens - I watch the single mothers with children that I know. And these mothers can't - they're working three, four jobs, have two, three children and can't provide the financial means to put their children in a position of privilege where they don't get in trouble. CONAN: Let's see if we can go next to Adel(ph). The history of the United States is filled with stories of single mothers raising successful men. Obama attended local schools in Jakarta. So we want to hear from single mothers today. 9. I do think that sociologically, it does have a lot to do with our culture and the way that our culture views women. Moammar Gadhafi told Libyan state television today that the protesters - many of them young people -are motivated by hallucinogens supplied by al-Qaida. The median income for families led by a single mother in 2020 was about $51,168, well below the $106,921 median for married couples. I said no, he doesn't have a father. Single mothers earn income that place them well below married mothers in the income ladder. "Later, one friend describes her as wistful about his decision to move to Chicago and root himself in Chicago and emphasize the sort-of black part of himself. than its high-income peers to help single parents balance jobholding and caregiving. His research (with his co-author, Laurie Maldonado) compared American single-parent families with single-parent families in 16 other high-income countries, and found that American single-parent families are worst Other celebs on this list include Christina Aguilera, SeanCombs, Mariah Carey, and AliciaKeys. I personally have never let statistics dictate my life, nor my sons future. However, I know I can manage it just fine myself, and it's very empowering to know that I don't need to count on anyone else. In an Atlantic article celebrating family diversity, the sociologist Pamela Braboy Jackson said, All of our research points to the fact that its the quality of the relationship that matters, and the handling of communication and conflict, and the number of people in the household is not really the key for the welfare of our kids. I was also older. Ms. POLS: I was just going to speculate that maybe right before they got the phone call from the pollster, they were watching one of the reality shows about unwed teenagers or something like that. IN A PERFECT WORLD reveals that the whos missing isnt as important as whos there. After all, everyone faces obstacles in life; health complications, sudden tragedies, divorce. Black fathers are the most likely to be heads of single father households29% are. They gave me a bag lunch and little help. And, you know, every school that my child has been at has had both of our phone numbers. This prevalence is due in part to the growing trend of children born outside marriage a societal trend that was virtually unheard of decades ago. Ms. POLS: Oh, you know, I remember my boss - I was working at a newspaper in California when I was pregnant. CONAN: And broadly, the groups broke into three categories: accepters, rejecters and, in the middle, people you call skeptics. Right now, I'm just wondering if, you know, the Downeast Oil Company had deposited $600 more of oil into my furnace today while I've been gone and I'll have to pay it, but things are better. And we'll start with Paige(ph), and Paige is on the line with us from Charlottesville in Virginia. hide caption. BARACK OBAMA, MARCH 18, 2008. IN A PERFECT WORLD drops the labels and proves that with the right support, role models and love, any child can succeed. In Massachusetts, California, and Oregon, a single mother with an infant ages 0-3 would have to pay more than half of her income for day care at a center. Some women choose to raise children by themselves. Alan's with us from Fulton, New York. Single fathers are younger than married fathers, but older than single mothers. These are the constellations that usually make us feel supported and part of a larger community. The proportion is much higher among African Americans (65%), compared with whites (36%). And it took me until the third one to really realize: No, he's not dead, or maybe he's dead, but they're not divorced. Join us to talk about education, child care, mealtime, sports, technology, the work-family balance and much more. His father didn't abandon his family, but Clinton never met his father. And so my whole life, Ive tried to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me, he told the graduates of Morehouse College in 2013. Everyone agrees, or most everyone, that the best possible situation is a loving mother and father raising a child. This allows for a further differentiation of single fathersthose who have no spouse or partner living with them and those who are cohabiting.6. It is not possible to determine if these single fathers have full-time or part-time custody of their children using Census or American Community Survey data. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it., Ian Rowe is the founder and CEO of Vertex Partnership Academies. You know, three movies, no dad. Partly out of a worthy desire to celebrate the heroism of single parents, progressives too often downplay family structure. In Dreams from My Father, the memoir that helped power Obama's political ascent, she is the shy, small-town girl who falls head over heels for the brilliant, charismatic African who steals the show. But in fact, the story of presidents being raised by single mothers is as old as America itself. Just over half (56%) of single fathers are white, as are 45% of single mothers and two-thirds (66%) of married fathers. KEVIN RUDD: Kevin Rudd's mother Margaret was forced to raise the family as a single parent after his Dad Bert died in a car accident when he was 11 years old. In 1966, Dunham married Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian man studying in Honolulu on a student visa. I was widowed when my children were in elementary school. Yet, they were quick to identify men in their lives that stepped in as father figures. So I think, you know, for me, I did the same thing. I had to earn respect by proving that I could effectively raise my son on my own. First and foremost, there has been a marked increase in the share of non-marital births. I'm actually not a single mother, but I represent juveniles accused of crime in the juvenile justice system. Single fathers are much less likely to be black15% areas compared with single mothers (28%), but more likely to be black than fathers in married two-parent households (7%). Her book is "Accidentally On Purpose: The True Tale of a Happy Single Mom." They lack the paid-time-off-from-work entitlements that in comparison countries You know, boy, you were really lucky. Scott's biography of Obama's mother, A Singular Woman, traces Dunham's life and the relationship she had with her son, whose rise in the political world came largely after her death in 1995. With all the endless negative statistics about fatherless households, do you ever feel discouraged about your sons future? What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. CONAN: It's interesting. In her DNC acceptance speech, Harris recalled how her mother influenced her decision to go into public service. We all come to single parenthood in different ways: some through divorce; some through the death of a spouse, and others, like myself, increasingly through personal choice. The earthy figure in the photograph did not fit any of those. In Obama's presidential campaign, she was the struggling single mother, the food stamp recipient, the victim of a health-care system gone awry, pleading with her insurance company for coverage as her life slipped away. Its hard. For children born to mothers with less than a high school education, growing up in a married household doesn't make as much of a difference: 67.9% of children growing up in unmarried households . And even though divorce rates have leveled off in recent decades, they remain higher than they were in the 1960s and 1970s. And while 22% of fathers with no spouse or partner have a bachelors degree or more, the share of cohabiting fathers with this level of education is less than half that (10%). 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