Latin America’s single mothers are being left behind
Helping them enter the workforce would go someway to boosting productivity
When Vanessa, a 22-year-old, finished school her goal was to get a job and move out of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Those plans were derailed three years ago when she got pregnant. Vanessa and her boyfriend broke up soon after and she found herself raising her daughter alone. She has found it tricky to get a full-time job without child care. For now, she runs a beauty salon from her front room.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “All the single ladies, and their kids”
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