Empowered Health
Empowered Health
Emily Kumler
Ep. 54: Unintended consequences: Solo moms face extreme vulnerability during COVID-19 shutdown
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Apr 27, 2020 at 9:30 am.
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While the coronavirus shutdowns have been difficult for everyone, they weigh especially heavy on single moms who are navigating everything alone. Dr. Marika Lindholm, a sociologist and founder of Empowering Solo Moms Everywhere (ESME), an online community for solo mothers, explains how the pandemic has amplified single mothers' socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Across dozens of ESME-hosted Facebook groups, the moms' posts contain the same undertone: They are scared.