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As the child care industry rebounds, it might also be at risk

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 13, 2023
The end of billions in pandemic federal support for child care centers nationwide could worsen a shortage of workers and care.
“The number of payroll employees fully recovered in June of last year," said Julia Pollak of ZipRecruiter "Seventeen months later, employment in the child care industry still has not fully recovered.”
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Mom concierge services are springing up on college campuses

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Oct 12, 2023
No need to miss mom while you're away at college when you can rent one for $49 per month.
Mindy Horwitz, founder of MindyKNOWS, and friends get the word out about the business.
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Women's role in labor force continued to grow in August. Is the trend sustainable?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 4, 2023
The growth was largely driven by working mothers. Flexible and remote jobs help, but the expiration of child care relief funds may hurt.
The growth in the female working population has largely been driven by mothers.
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A lack of affordable child care is keeping women out of the workforce

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 8, 2022
Child care is a poorly paid profession that continues to be one of the biggest expenses for parents.
The child care sector is down nearly 100,000 workers since the start of 2020, according to one estimate.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

How have dads been stepping up as caregivers during the pandemic?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 15, 2021
Dads have played a more active role in domestic labor and caregiving during the pandemic. That's helped moms — just not enough.
With more fathers at home during the pandemic, housework and child care has become more equal.
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Workplace Culture

With COVID gaps on millions of resumes, do they still carry stigma?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 8, 2021
Greater acceptance for career pauses could benefit moms.
Resume gaps may take on a different meaning post-COVID, especially for working parents whose family responsibilities increased.
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Workplace Culture

Moms with straight As in high school get similar leadership opportunities as dads who got failing grades

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 10, 2021
A new study provides more evidence that mothers are particularly penalized in the workplace.
During the pandemic, many mothers have been forced to cut back on their hours or leave jobs to care for kids, often because they make less than a male partner.
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Workplace Culture

Gender gap in work hours grew during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 29, 2021
Moms were overwhelmingly responsible for supervising remote learning
A mom asks questions at the end of her 5-year-old daughter's online kindergarten class in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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A crisis for caregivers

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 30, 2020
Many working parents were already struggling. Then the pandemic hit.
The pandemic has left parents with impossible choices.
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Elections 2020

Why Colorado passing paid family leave matters even more during COVID

by Katherine Wiles
Nov 6, 2020
The ballot measure passed at a time when women are leaving the workforce due to a lack of child care.
A voter turns in her ballot in Edgewater, Colorado, on Nov. 3. Colorado is the first state to pass paid family leave through a ballot measure.
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