"The father of my children abandoned me from the moment they were born, I had to take care of myself," says Mama Meïté, who has been managing the education of her two children alone for 17 years. "As my son had difficulties at school, I had to stop working because I had no one who could take care of him." In France, the share of single-parent families has increased significantly in recent decades. A quarter of families with children are now sing…
"The father of my children abandoned me from the moment they were born, I had to take care of myself," says Mama Meïté, who has been managing the education of her two children alone for 17 years. "As my son had difficulties at school, I had to stop working because I had no one who could take care of him." In France, the share of single-parent families has increased significantly in recent decades. A quarter of families with children are now sing…