One in four families is led by a single parent, yet single parent women specifically do not enjoy public support, despite the various ways we contribute to society, not least through doing the work of raising the next generation. Mostly it is women who undertake responsibility for the children produced in an unsuccessful relationship, reflected in the fact that 90% of single parents are women in the UK, a group I have done research with and of which I am part. One group of women whose challenges are currently exacerbated in hidden ways are single mothers. Recognition that the Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating inequalities is increasing, including perspectives that disparate experiences of the crisis are raced as well as gendered.
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