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lone parent

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Someone who lives without a partner, and who has daily caring responsibilities for a dependent child or children.

Additional notes and information

Sources

European Commission (2006). Gender inequalities in the risks of poverty and social exclusion for disadvantaged groups in thirty European countries.

Relations

Related term:
childcare, feminisation of poverty
Synonym:
single parent
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1275
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Gender norms
Care, work and economy
Work

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.