…proudly say, “Yes I am a proud single mother, dear daughter, a good human being and strong woman who lives life on her own terms. Today I am an Entrepreneur.”…
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All the Single Ladies Should Be Really Fed up With the Wage Gap
…roughly 85 percent of single-parent families in the U.S. are run by mothers. And according to House, the incomes of single mothers are largely spent on necessities. Data from the…
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Pivots from Mother of Dragons to Single-Mom Superheroes
Emilia Clarke’s new comic book, “M.O.M. Mother of Madness,” will center on a single mother whose powers manifest while she is menstruating. (Credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr) Look! Up in the…
From Struggling Single Mom to Passionate Entrepreneur
In 2003, Kaare Long was a single mother of two girls living off government assistance in Vancouver, Canada. Without a partner, she had to be both full-time provider and caretaker…
EP. 29: Helping Native Women Heal
…when we build then. And they’re bendable, and that becomes the ribs of your mother. It’s like you’re going back into your mother‘s womb for your healing. That’s the symbolic…
Ep. 36: Revisiting ‘Helping Native American Women Heal’
…like you’re going back into your mother‘s womb for your healing. That’s the symbolic part of a sweat lodge. COLLEEN: Sweats are one of the many services that Mother Nation…
‘Mom Guilt’ Was Already a Thing. Then the Pandemic Made it Hell for Caregivers
…note that a clear, decisive plan is needed “to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce” since “mothers, especially mothers of color, have been pushed to the brink of economic,…
A Top Model Turned Top Entrepreneur Reflects on 3 Lessons Her Mother Taught Her
Dominique Reighard-Brooks with her mother, Dellon Reighard. Reighard-Brooks says her mother taught her invaluable lessons by setting an entrepreneurial example. (Credit: E.E. Ward) Dominique Reighard-Brooks proudly identifies herself as her…
12 Movies With a Female Lead Who’s a Badass Entrepreneur
…Bad Blood), starts off as a single mother who scrapes by as an airline booking agent. After her breakthrough invention — a self-wringing mop — Ms. Mangano navigates tricky business…
This ‘Infamous Mother’ Wants Everyone to Know That ‘Bad’ Moms Do Extraordinary Things
…the “Infamous Mothers” book, which shares the stories of 20 mothers who were teenage or single mothers, or who abused drugs and worked in the sex industry. The women were…
Takia Ross: Make-Up Services for the Busy Woman
…started in 2013 as a home-based make-up services business for women who were unable to visit a traditional brick-and-mortar location. As a single mother of three, I understood the challenges…
A Survivor Uses Sweat Lodges, Talking Circles and Dream Catchers to Bring Healing to Native Women
…survivors, and the mothers of the resilient. We are beautiful indigenous women. TEXT: Norine Hill – Founder + CEO Mother Nation – Seattle, Wash. Norine: Mother Nation is a grassroots…
‘Housewives’ Ramona Singer’s Role Model
…biggest role model has been my mother. I was the oldest of four children and my mother was a victim of domestic abuse. When I was growing up I would…
Jamille Jones: Prosperity Ventures– Helping Others Gain Financial Independence
…it dawned to me that God had placed in my little hand an opportunity that was at the right place at the right time. I was now a single mother…
A Puerto Rican Founder Relies on Grit to Build a Successful Startup
…was a single mother living in Puerto Rico with family. “I wanted more,” she recalls, but “opportunities were very slim, especially when you start off the conversation as a single…