Single mothers are having their moment in American politics
Source: Psmag
A growing number of single women are running for public office. In order to beat their opponents, they may need to shatter some unfair stigmas first. Lily Espinoza Ploski is a Latina single mom to a 14-year-old son. She's also frustrated with a society that she says has told her time and again that her only value comes as a wife and mother; to many, it's this single status that's the real reason behind rising poverty rates and a general perception of "family decay" in America.
But that frustration has led to a productive output: Ploski is running to be California's state superintendent of public instruction. She's among a growing number of single women running for public office.
Click here to read the full article published by Psmag on 10 April 2018.
A growing number of single women are running for public office. In order to beat their opponents, they may need to shatter some unfair stigmas first. Lily Espinoza Ploski is a Latina single mom to a 14-year-old son. She's also frustrated with a society that she says has told her time and again that her only value comes as a wife and mother; to many, it's this single status that's the real reason behind rising poverty rates and a general perception of "family decay" in America.
But that frustration has led to a productive output: Ploski is running to be California's state superintendent of public instruction. She's among a growing number of single women running for public office.
Click here to read the full article published by Psmag on 10 April 2018.
