Women at Work: Single moms have struggles, rewards
  We all know that parenting is a tough job. It doesn’t matter if your kids are saints or not. There are still activities, meals, schedules, family time and spouse time to organize — not to mention a little “mom” time. If you are frustrated now and then, and you do have a spouse, im

Being a single parent and full-time student can be hard.
I thought this story was interesting, because many people often ask me how have I made it this long in school with 2 children.  Well, truth be told, if it wasn’t for ALL kinds of governmental assistance, family, friends, love and support I would have never made it.  When a single parent decides to go to college full-time all pride about where your support comes from must be laid aside.  Many people have a problem with accepting welfare, Medicaid and living at home with parents or even living on campus.  But if you want to fully dedicate yourself to your studies as well as make sure your children are fed and have a roof over their heads then any of t

Education and Women
Study: Marriage and children decline among highly educated black women Go to Target Market News homepage (September 10, 2009) Fewer black women with postgraduate degrees are getting married and having children, according to a study by the Yale Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course, which was recently presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco. “In the past nearly four decades, black women have made great gains in higher education rates, yet t