...Sanna Moilanen; Vanessa May; Eija Räikkönen; Eija Sevón; Marja-Leena Laakso Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to particularly focus on lone-mother families, comparing the childcare-related challenges experienced by working lone mothers and coupled mothers in three European countries...

... the parents of small children benefit from the regularity and flexibility in their working hours. Owing to irregular and varying working times, flexible around-the-clock childcare is needed. In Finland, an important question is how to organize the care of small school-aged children. Lone mothers, especially...

...Cordula Zabel Purpose The aim of this paper is to study employment effects of workfare and training programs for lone mothers receiving means‐tested benefits in Germany. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analyses are based on a large‐scale administrative data set covering the entire...