Are single mothers responsible for American poverty?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/single-mothers-poverty.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=38&pgtype=sectionfront

It is refreshing to see sociologists authoring op-eds on these issues. Check this out as an important way to study a stereotype that continues to blame women for poverty. And how to write about it for a broader audience. Will policy makers listen?