Catherine Siegwart disagrees. She became a single mother after leaving an abusive man, and while working toward a college degree, she chooses to remain a single mother. Good for her. The question of who is paying for her education aside, there's no use getting married just for the sake of having a spouse, working or otherwise. Absent fathers are not paying the support mothers need to cover bills and rise above poverty.
Self respect is key.
Certainly not women with a lot of self respect. Women who have self respect, respect men who treat them with respect and won't settle for less. As more women stop settling for less, more families will remain intact and fewer women will need welfare. Indeed, it is. However, one has to wonder why the banner showed a drawing of Africa in the background.