On Mother's Day, lead researcher, Dr. Lea Caragata, along with peer researchers, Sayeeda Noorani and Rachel Livingston, shared the experiences of lone, working parents during the pandemic in a CBC feature story. Sayeeda and Rachel both speak eloquently about their personal challenges making ends meet when the pandemic upended child care and income sources. 

Tune in at the 20:20 mark to hear their stories. 

The Centre for Family Equity's No Way to Escape: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Low-Income Lone-Mother Workers in BC is a first-of-its-kind research report. Released in March 2024, the research found the pandemic had a significant, negative impact on the economic situation for most of the low-income lone mothers in the study. 

Our research resulted in 28 recommendations to address the impact of COVID-19 on marginalized lone-mothers in BC. Key among our recommendations is for government to recognize the different needs of lone-parent single-income families in all policy development and poverty-reduction measures in BC.

Read the full report and recommendations here. Click here to support our work.

This project has been funded through Women and Gender Equality Canada.